Introduction
MAYER, W. Introduction: enquiries into the history of geology
Tracing the history of INHIGEO (International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences)
MALAKHOVA, I. The founding of INHIGEO: documents and letters, with comments
GRIGELIS, A. & CZARNIECKI, S. International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences: the earliest events
BORK, K. B. & COOPER, B. J. INHIGEO in recent times
JOHNSTON, M. R. & TAYLOR, K. L. Historians of geology in the field: a half-century of INHIGEO excursions
RUDWICK, M. Insiders and outsiders: INHIGEO seen from the sidelines
Why study the history of geology
COOPER, B. J. Changing reflections on the history of geology
On theories, ideas and concepts in geology
KÖLBL-EBERT, M. Thinking about the geosciences in their religious/philosophical context
RACKI, G. Methodological uniformitarianism of Hugo Kołła˛taj: an unknown Polish precursor of the Lyellian geological paradigm
CWOJDZINSKI, S. History of a discussion: selected aspects of the Earth expansion v. plate tectonics theories
LETSCH, D. Swiss contributions to mid-nineteenth century tectonic research: a step backwards or the prologue to the nappe tectonics revolution?
TAYLOR, K. L. Before volcanoes became ordinary
ALVARADO, G. E. & PATINO, L. C. The history of volcanology in Costa Rica: from the Amerindian legends to the beginning of the twenty-first century
ORME, A. R. Dynamic geomorphology: historical convergence towards modern practice
LUCAS, S. G. & ALVARADO, G. E. Vertebrate palaeontology in Central America: a narrative and analytical history
NEWCOMB, S. Progression of instrument use and practice in mineralogy and petrology, 1750–1950
Teaching the history of geoscience
FIGUEIRÔA, S. F. De M. Innovation and critical thinking: contributions of the history and philosophy of geological sciences to teaching, especially undergraduate teaching
CLARY, R.M. Controversies in the history of geology and their educational importance for facilitating understanding of the nature of science
ZHOU, Y. Review of the history of higher education in geology during the past 100 years in China
On the contribution of women to the geosciences
KÖLBL-EBERT, M. & TURNER, S. Towards a history of women in the geosciences
Biographical studies
BESSUDNOVA, Z. A. The first Russian monograph on the History of Geology by Grigory E. Shchurovsky, professor of Moscow University: on the 150th anniversary of the publication
AALTO, K. R. Clarence Dutton’s geology
RICCARDI, A. C. Life and geological studies of Joaquín Frenguelli
SATO, T., YAMADA, T. & YAJIMA, M. Teiichi Kobayashi: his life and works, with an emphasis on his contribution to the history of the geosciences in Japan
Government agencies, institutions and societies
KLEMUN, M. Spaces and places: an historical overview of the development of geology in Austria (Habsburg Monarchy) in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
RÁBANO, I. Early history of the Spanish Geological Survey: the Commission for the Geological Map of Spain (1849–1910)
MOTA, T. S. & CARNEIRO, A. The ups and downs of geology in Portugal: the Geological Survey, a historical perspective
AZUELA, L. F. Towards a nationwide geological survey in nineteenth century Mexico
MORELOS-RODRI´GUEZ, L. Brief history of geological and mining exploration in nineteenth century Mexico
RICCARDI, A. C. Geographical and geological explorations of the La Plata Museum 1884–1905
TAQUET, P. A look into the history of geology in France
ZHANG, J. Social functions of historical studies of Chinese geology
Regional geological studies
SUNDQUIST, B. Early geological studies and mapping in Sweden
DIEMER, J. Murchison in Sweden: consolidating Lower Silurian stratigraphy in the summer of 1844
GRIGELIS, A. The earliest geological observations in Lithuania: a historical viewpoint
GRANICZNY, M., WOłKOWICZ, K., URBAN, H. & WOłKOWICZ, S. Contribution of Polish geologists to geology in Siberia and the Far East
CLARY, R. M. & SHARPE, T. The furthest end of the Earth: the role of geological research in Antarctic exploration, 1895–1922
Reviews on the history of petroleum exploration and production
WOŁKOWICZ, S., GRANICZNY, M., WOŁKOWICZ, K. & URBAN, H. History of the oil industry in Poland until 1939
GERALI, F. & RIGUZZI, P. Gushers, science and luck: Everette Lee DeGolyer and the Mexican oil upsurge, 1909–19
GERALI, F. & GREGORY, J. Harsh oil: finding petroleum in early twentieth century Western Australia
Index