This archive is simply a collection of cartoons from a variety of sources. It represents no primary research.The most important sources for De la Beche cartoons are:
Rudwick, M. J. (1975). Caricature as a source for the history of science: De la Beche's anti-Lyellian sketches of 1831. Isis, 66(4), 534-560. Link [journals.uchicago.edu]
Rudwick establishes the polemical nature of Awful Changes by analyzing the cartoons sketched in the back of a fieldbook. He reproduces 12 cartoons.
McCartney, Paul J. (1977). Henry De la Beche: Observations on an Observer. Friends of the National Museum of Wales.
Self-described as the first ever biography of De la Beche. This book provides the primary interpretations of a number of the De la Beche's cartoons.
Clary, R. M. (2003). Uncovering strata: an investigation into the graphic innovations of geologist Henry T. De la Beche. Thesis. (2003). Link [digitalcommons.lsu.edu]
Mostly concerned with De la Beche's scientific illustrations, but with a section on cartoons. Clary has also referenced and reproduced De la Beche's cartoons in several subsequent publications. She is probably the most important current popularizer of the cartoons.
Other useful sources include:
Books:
Gould, S. J. (1987). Time's arrow, time's cycle: Myth and metaphor in the discovery of geological time. Harvard University Press.
Discusses Awful Changes in the context of Lyell's conception of time.
Rudwick, M. J. (1988). The great Devonian controversy: the shaping of scientific knowledge among gentlemanly specialists. University of Chicago Press.
Reproduces two cartoons, and puts Preconceived Opinions vs Facts in (exhaustive) context. Really quite an interesting read.
Articles:
Clary, R. M., & Wandersee, J. H. (2010). Scientific caricatures in the earth science classroom: An alternative assessment for meaningful science learning. Science & Education, 19(1), 21. Link [link.springer.com].
Reports on using scientific caricature as a teaching tool, specifically in the Earth sciences. Using the cartoons was a positive experience. Students reported that drawing a cartoon as an optional part of an exam, "made me think about and understand the subject matter enough to make fun of it", "got me more involved in my studying for the exam because I understood what I was doing", and "opened my understanding to things I thought were not true [e.g. evolution]".
Haile, N. S. (1997). The ‘piddling school’of geology. Nature, 387(6634), 650. Link [nature.com].
Discusses Cause and Effect, which was previously thought to be lost.
Boylan, P. J. (2009). The Geological Society and its official recognition, 1824–1828. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 317(1), 319-330. Link [sp.lyellcollection.org]
Context for De la Beche's seal & coat of arms proposals.
Pemberton, S. G. (2010). History of Ichnology: The Reverend William Buckland (1784–1856) and the Fugitive Poets. Ichnos, 17(4), 246-263. Link [www.tandfonline.com]
Reproduces and discusses Coprolitic Vision (and a number of fun poems about Buckland).
Bate, D. G. (2010). Sir Henry Thomas De la Beche and the founding of the British Geological Survey. Mercian Geologist, 17(3), 149-165. Link [nora.nerc.ac.uk]
Blogs and Websites:
Bressem, David, (Oct 14, 2010) "Geology History in Caricatures: Exploring and Educating Geohistory" History of Geology blog. Link [historyofgeology.fieldofscience.com]
A short discussion of cartooning and science focusing on De la Beche.
Other resources are listed on the pages of the relevant cartoons
Clary, R. M. (2003). Uncovering strata: an investigation into the graphic innovations of geologist Henry T. De la Beche. Thesis. (2003). Link [digitalcommons.lsu.edu]
Mostly concerned with De la Beche's scientific illustrations, but with a section on cartoons. Clary has also referenced and reproduced De la Beche's cartoons in several subsequent publications. She is probably the most important current popularizer of the cartoons.
Other useful sources include:
Books:
Gould, S. J. (1987). Time's arrow, time's cycle: Myth and metaphor in the discovery of geological time. Harvard University Press.
Discusses Awful Changes in the context of Lyell's conception of time.
Rudwick, M. J. (1988). The great Devonian controversy: the shaping of scientific knowledge among gentlemanly specialists. University of Chicago Press.
Reproduces two cartoons, and puts Preconceived Opinions vs Facts in (exhaustive) context. Really quite an interesting read.
Articles:
Clary, R. M., & Wandersee, J. H. (2010). Scientific caricatures in the earth science classroom: An alternative assessment for meaningful science learning. Science & Education, 19(1), 21. Link [link.springer.com].
Reports on using scientific caricature as a teaching tool, specifically in the Earth sciences. Using the cartoons was a positive experience. Students reported that drawing a cartoon as an optional part of an exam, "made me think about and understand the subject matter enough to make fun of it", "got me more involved in my studying for the exam because I understood what I was doing", and "opened my understanding to things I thought were not true [e.g. evolution]".
Haile, N. S. (1997). The ‘piddling school’of geology. Nature, 387(6634), 650. Link [nature.com].
Discusses Cause and Effect, which was previously thought to be lost.
Boylan, P. J. (2009). The Geological Society and its official recognition, 1824–1828. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 317(1), 319-330. Link [sp.lyellcollection.org]
Context for De la Beche's seal & coat of arms proposals.
Pemberton, S. G. (2010). History of Ichnology: The Reverend William Buckland (1784–1856) and the Fugitive Poets. Ichnos, 17(4), 246-263. Link [www.tandfonline.com]
Reproduces and discusses Coprolitic Vision (and a number of fun poems about Buckland).
Bate, D. G. (2010). Sir Henry Thomas De la Beche and the founding of the British Geological Survey. Mercian Geologist, 17(3), 149-165. Link [nora.nerc.ac.uk]
A biography of De la Beche, with a focus on the British Geological Survey.
Blogs and Websites:
Bressem, David, (Oct 14, 2010) "Geology History in Caricatures: Exploring and Educating Geohistory" History of Geology blog. Link [historyofgeology.fieldofscience.com]
A short discussion of cartooning and science focusing on De la Beche.
Other resources are listed on the pages of the relevant cartoons
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