Tuesday, 22 July 2014

Letter from Admiralty to Geological Museum, 1917

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BGS Archive Ref: GSM/DR/St/A/20   This letter relates to materials suitable for making compasses for aeroplanes. Such compasses would ...
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Sunday, 20 July 2014

Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, Middle Jurassic limestone

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BGS Image ID: P212039 Malmesbury Abbey, Malmesbury, Wiltshire. Looking north-east.  Malmesbury Abbey was constructed in the 12th cent...
Monday, 30 June 2014

PLUMBUM Galaena. Sulphure of Lead; Galena. Plate no. 24. From: Sowerby, James. 1802-1817. British Mineralogy

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BGS Image ID: P704650 PLUMBUM Galaena. Sulphure of Lead; Galena. Plate no. 24. From: Sowerby, James. 1802-1817. British Mineralogy: Or ...
Sunday, 22 June 2014

Settle Lime, November 1960. The new Priest kilns.

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BGS Image ID: P538126 Settle Lime, Nov 1960, north of Settle, Ingleborough, Horton and Threshfield. The new kilns. Priest kilns. From ...
Sunday, 15 June 2014

Crossing water, E.O. Teale Collection

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BGS Image ID: P776556 Crossing a river by bridge,  Mbeya, Tanganyika Territory, 1928. BGS Image ID:  P776485 Crossing a river b...
Sunday, 8 June 2014

Land Rover photographs in the BGS archives

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A set of photographs for Land Rover fans! BGS Image ID:  P539250 Track conversion close-up. 4 independent tracks, the front two being...
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Sunday, 1 June 2014

Groundwater drilling in Scotland

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BGS Image ID: P001426 Hardthorn Road site, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway Region. Water strike during drilling for groundwater at Hardt...
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Sunday, 25 May 2014

Geological art by Dr. Elizabeth Pickett

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BGS Image ID P551745 Geological art by Dr. Elizabeth Pickett, ( North Pennines AONB , formerly of the British Geological Survey) Gouac...
Monday, 19 May 2014

Louis Bernacchi notebook. British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04

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Photographs from the 'Pendulum observations' notebook by  Louis Bernacchi from the 'Discovery' Antarctic Expedition 1902...
Sunday, 11 May 2014

Standing stones and burial chambers, geoarchaeology

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BGS Image ID: P000605 Standing Stones of Stenness, south-east end of Loch of Stenness. Orkney. The henge and stone circle have radiocarb...