Prof. Aubrey Manning: Scotland's Place in Earth's History
Aubrey Manning is Emeritus Professor of Natural History at the University. He is recognised as one of the country's leading authorities on animal behaviour.
Professor Manning tells the story of life in Scotland and how it is inextricably linked to the history of Earth itself. His lecture begins when the plate tectonics of our dynamic planet began to assemble a bit of the crust we can label 'Europe' - about 500 million years ago.
This lecture is part of the "Edinburgh Lectures" series, which address a range of major public issues in a national and international context.
Recorded on 27 Febraury 2013 at the University of Edinburgh's Playfair Library Hall.
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Superbious lecture indeed, so very very interesting. Thank you for this earth lecture on Scotland Professor 🙏🏻
I just found this talk. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you for continuing to make this available.
A wonderful talk, a gold standard talk and presentation.
I believe the park in Glasgow with the fossilized ferns is Pollock country park, it also has examples of ancient oaks, and a beautiful country house, and sites the renowned Burrell collection museum
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victoria parK has the 1st geology tourist site ever.. 1800's
"Until the Earth envelopes Mercury" = "until the Sun envelopes Mercury." Bless him. Professor Manning is as fascinating as ever, and it's a joy to stumble across this live lecture.