Person Bott; Martin Harold Phillips (1926 - 2018) Bott Martin Harold Phillips 1926 - 2018 British Male Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England 12/07/1926 19260712 20/10/2018 20181020

Martin Bott conducted investigations into gravity anomalies related to granitic intrusions and into methods for discriminating them from anomalies due to concealed sedimentary basins. His results threw new light upon the mechanism of emplacement of acid igneous intrusions in the Earth’s crust. His prediction that a buried granite must be present beneath Weardale was substantiated by deep boring. He elucidated problems of crustal dynamics in terms of ductile flow of isostatic origin in the upper mantle, and proposed a new explanation for cyclic sedimentation. Since the advent of digital computers, he developed a wide range of computer techniques for the interpretation of gravity and magnetic anomalies, of very general applicability. His classic earlier studies of crustal structure in northern England and the Cornubian peninsular have been extended offshore, notably to the Irish Sea, the continental shelf area north west of Scotland, and the Iceland–Faroe ridge, contributing to a better understanding of the origin and evolution of the North Atlantic basin and margins in the vicinity of the British Isles. Royal Society roles: Council: 1981-1983 Fellow 17/03/1977 50 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 12 Jul 1926 - 20 Oct 2018 NA5517 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/94882307 c888d4bb-0cc3-4fe4-8aa5-883a0b4b0eef