tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044623403268527446.post729059307200984790..comments2024-03-07T12:35:52.534-05:00Comments on Written In Stone...seen through my lens: Geological Legacies of the Paris Basin: Part II – Subterranean Limestone Quarries and Catacombs of ParisDr. Jack Sharehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09068066012491070695noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044623403268527446.post-56549708869061475162020-07-23T17:50:11.830-04:002020-07-23T17:50:11.830-04:00Very interesting! A key conclusion from Cuvier...Very interesting! A key conclusion from Cuvier's (and Brongniart's) study of the Paris Basin layers was that there was no constant environmental progression (as popularly envisioned in "Enlightenment" models. Instead, marine and non-marine layers alternated in a seemingly haphazard pattern. In other words, you have to do the fieldwork to determine earth history. Also, Cuvier was neither constrained by church authorities nor asserting that these fossils were relicts of Noah's flood. Like other catastrophists of the earliest 1800's, Cuvier held that Noah's flood was merely the most recent of numerous catastrophes which had punctuated an otherwise gradually accumulating geologic record. (Different geologists differed as to how reliable they thought the biblical account to be.) Most fossils were attributed to everyday geologic processes; the catastrophes accounted for seemingly abrupt changes in the fauna (such as the end-Cretaceous extinction evident in the Paris Basin region). Modern "flood geology" is a later development that bears little resemblance to 19th century catastrophism. Martin Rudwick's Bursting the Limits of Time and Worlds Before Adam are good detailed guides to what was going on in hsitorical geology at this time; for a shorter overview, his The Earth's Deep History is somewhat more accessible.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14867431505104740970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044623403268527446.post-39018455411109642512018-02-27T16:04:51.790-05:002018-02-27T16:04:51.790-05:00Never knew that! Thanks for the comment and welcom...Never knew that! Thanks for the comment and welcome to my blog!Dr. Jack Sharehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068066012491070695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044623403268527446.post-64724611096038844442018-02-27T15:07:52.890-05:002018-02-27T15:07:52.890-05:00Great geology posts, I only just found them. It tu...Great geology posts, I only just found them. It turns out (and I only just learned this myself) that a "fermier" in the past was a tax collector, not a farmer (they evolved into farmers later). See for example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferme_générale which mentions the wall.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867033531197694259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044623403268527446.post-11710113084709739462015-05-22T08:47:57.774-04:002015-05-22T08:47:57.774-04:00Thank you so much for your feedback. That's pe...Thank you so much for your feedback. That's perfect. I knew there was some kind of measure taken to prevent people for going down the steps, but I couldn't find exactly what was put in place to do so. Thank you again for your prompt answer and keep digging – although I'm not sure you do much of the digging yourself ;) !Julienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805963018910311569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044623403268527446.post-21460846667908034272015-05-21T20:53:47.254-04:002015-05-21T20:53:47.254-04:00Greetings Julien, Thanks for the kind words about ...Greetings Julien, Thanks for the kind words about my blog! A corridor that one follows through the Catacombs, within the section that is open to the public, passes by the steps that lead down to le bain. You can not just walk down to it. Specifically speaking, I seem to recall a chain preventing one's entry down the steps. I could be mistaken, but I distinctly recall wanting to descend to get more photographs and being prevented from doing so.Dr. Jack Sharehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068066012491070695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044623403268527446.post-53265523800201686492015-05-21T13:40:51.975-04:002015-05-21T13:40:51.975-04:00Bonjour Docteur,
I apologize if this comments app...Bonjour Docteur,<br /><br />I apologize if this comments appears twice. I'm not sure the first one went through.<br /><br />What a great and informative post. Paris' underground is quite an amazing place. I used to live Paris, but knew very little about the complexity of its "basement".<br /><br />I have a quick question to ask you if you don't mind. I'm currently writing a story that takes place in the Catacombs. I'm especially interested in the "Bains de Pieds des Carrieres". Do you recall by chance how they prevent visitors from getting too close to the well? I visited the Catacombs years ago, but I cannot remember if the access is closed by a gate or is simply not accessible through the path taken by visitors.<br /><br />Any help would be appreciated. I wish I could go check for myself, but I no longer live in France and hope to find someone who can help me with this detail.<br /><br />Thank you and kudos on the well-written articles.Julienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805963018910311569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044623403268527446.post-68141031738567893122015-03-20T06:02:36.436-04:002015-03-20T06:02:36.436-04:00There you go: http://www.veranijveld.com/the-empir...There you go: http://www.veranijveld.com/the-empire-of-the-dead-the-parisian-catacombs.htmlVerahttp://www.veranijveld.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044623403268527446.post-32278700592571624442015-03-16T18:41:12.179-04:002015-03-16T18:41:12.179-04:00Vera, So glad that you enjoyed it! Thanks for visi...Vera, So glad that you enjoyed it! Thanks for visiting. Send me a link when you get your post up!Dr. Jack Sharehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068066012491070695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044623403268527446.post-45554188724110005632015-03-16T10:01:06.345-04:002015-03-16T10:01:06.345-04:00I stumbled over your post while researching about ...I stumbled over your post while researching about the history of the Catacombs, since I am working on my own post on this subject. Your way of telling combined with images and pictures is suberb. Thanks so much. Verahttp://www.veranijveld.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044623403268527446.post-59887627801801260232014-10-21T17:20:37.103-04:002014-10-21T17:20:37.103-04:00I've just finished reading the novel Pure by A...I've just finished reading the novel Pure by Andrew Miller (2011), a prize-winning fictionalized story about the closure of le Cimetière des Innocents. Curiously, I started scrolling through the web: thanks for this entry!!hetminstegeringstehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02100703639237932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044623403268527446.post-76295353219989712262014-07-18T16:50:44.095-04:002014-07-18T16:50:44.095-04:00Hollis, Thanks for visiting and the comment! This ...Hollis, Thanks for visiting and the comment! This recent visit was an eye-opener for me. I've been to Paris a few times but never really understood the connections of history, politics and art. I find it quite interesting and ironic that it was geology that facilitated my enlightenment. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01911522978398525294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044623403268527446.post-83128618698003869802014-07-18T12:38:42.587-04:002014-07-18T12:38:42.587-04:00Great series as always, really interesting. You i...Great series as always, really interesting. You increased my knowledge of French history by an order of magnitude, plus I now know far more about the geology of Paris than anything else Parisian.Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044623403268527446.post-5902841084498618352014-07-13T08:27:44.178-04:002014-07-13T08:27:44.178-04:00Oscar, Thanks so much for your generous comment! I...Oscar, Thanks so much for your generous comment! I really enjoyed writing it! On my recent trip to Paris with my wife, I had no idea that I was heading on an urban geological field trip that would be so enlightening. Great company. Great food. Fabulous artwork. A beautiful city. And geology. What more could I ask for?Dr. Jack Sharehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068066012491070695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044623403268527446.post-7930708356797771892014-07-13T08:13:21.355-04:002014-07-13T08:13:21.355-04:00I've really enjoyed reading this two post seri...I've really enjoyed reading this two post series. Wonderful stuff beautyfully presented. Congrats!Óscar Navarrohttps://ageologicas.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044623403268527446.post-47342640600721625012014-06-30T13:44:56.852-04:002014-06-30T13:44:56.852-04:00Great post, great read. Thank you!Great post, great read. Thank you!wxsbynoreply@blogger.com