
11 October 2023 | 12:00 pm
Lunchtime Meeting
The search for how the earth works: a scientific detective story
Back in the 16th century the cartographer Abraham Ortelius noted that the coastlines on either side of the Atlantic Ocean bore a remarkable resemblance to each other. This observation was the very first clue in an amazing scientific detective story about how the earth works and why the oceans and continents are where they are.