Thanks to @minouette , I've been reading about Hertha Ayrton today. This is her fabulous experimental, observational and analytical paper on the origin of ripple marks in sediments, published in 1904:

http://cwp.library.ucla.edu/articles/ayrton/Ayrton_ripple/ripple.html

#Sedimentology #Geology #SedimentaryStructures #RippleMarks #HerthaAyrton #WomenInSTEM

The Origin and Growth of Ripple-mark.

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Some very fancy ripples on the beach at Knockvologan for this this morning's #DogWalkingGeology. A lot of sedimentary stuff going on here ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿคฏ #Mull #Sand #SedimentaryStructures