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Author: Mott T. Greene
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2015-10-30
Total Pages: 693
ISBN-13: 142141712X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book should be of interest not only to earth scientists, students of polar travel and exploration, and historians but to all readers who are fascinated by the great minds of science.--Henry R. Frankel, University of Missouri-Kansas City, author of The Continental Drift Controversy "Science & Education"
Author: Alfred Wegener
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2012-07-25
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 0486143899
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA source of profound influence and controversy, this landmark 1915 work explains various phenomena of historical geology, geomorphy, paleontology, paleoclimatology, and similar areas in terms of continental drift. 64 illustrations. 1966 edition.
Author: Lisa Yount
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 0816061742
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA biography of the man who created the theory of continental drift.
Author: Martin Schwarzbach
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Published: 1986
Total Pages: 264
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ron Miksha
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2014-08-01
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9781497562387
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFifty years ago, no one could explain mountains. Arguments about their origin were spirited, to say the least. Progressive scientists were ridiculed for their ideas. Most geologists thought the Earth was shrinking. Contracting like a hot ball of iron, shrinking and exposing ridges that became mountains. Others were quite sure the planet was expanding. Growth widened sea basins and raised mountains. There was yet another idea, the theory that the world's crust was broken into big plates that jostled around, drifting until they collided and jarred mountains into existence. That idea was invariably dismissed as pseudo-science. Or "utter damned rot" as one prominent scientist said. But the doubtful theory of plate tectonics prevailed. Mountains, earthquakes, ancient ice ages, even veins of gold and fields of oil are now seen as the offspring of moving tectonic plates. Just half a century ago, most geologists sternly rejected the idea of drifting continents. But a few intrepid champions of plate tectonics dared to differ. The Mountain Mystery tells their story.
Author: Alfred Wegener
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Published: 2020-05-25
Total Pages: 236
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlfred Lothar Wegener (1880-1930) was a German geophysicist and meteorologist. His research focused mainly on meteorology and polar research, however he is most remembered as the originator of the theory of continental drift, i.e. that the continents are slowly drifting around the Earth. His hypothesis was controversial and widely rejected by mainstream geology until the 1950s, when novel discoveries such as palaeomagnetism provided strong support for continental drift, which is the basis for today's model of plate tectonics. Third edition, originally published in 1924.
Author: Greg Young
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Published: 2007-09-21
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 1433390892
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlfred Wegener studied astronomy and meteorology--and was even a record-holding balloonist--before he became famous for his theories on how the land and seas on Earth were formed and change. These ideas are continental drift and plate tectonics. Seeing that the continents fit together like a puzzle, Wegener proved the theory that all of Earth's continents were once connected. Although his theories weren't accepted until after his death, scientists use plate tectonics to explain volcanoes and many other changes on Earth.
Author: Steven Earle
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Published: 2016-08-12
Total Pages: 628
ISBN-13: 9781537068824
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a discount Black and white version. Some images may be unclear, please see BCCampus website for the digital version.This book was born out of a 2014 meeting of earth science educators representing most of the universities and colleges in British Columbia, and nurtured by a widely shared frustration that many students are not thriving in courses because textbooks have become too expensive for them to buy. But the real inspiration comes from a fascination for the spectacular geology of western Canada and the many decades that the author spent exploring this region along with colleagues, students, family, and friends. My goal has been to provide an accessible and comprehensive guide to the important topics of geology, richly illustrated with examples from western Canada. Although this text is intended to complement a typical first-year course in physical geology, its contents could be applied to numerous other related courses.
Author: Naomi Oreskes
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 433
ISBN-13: 0195117336
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhy did American geologists reject the notion of continental drift, first posed in 1915? And why did British scientists view the theory as a pleasing confirmation? This text, based on archival resources, provides answers to these questions.
Author: Naomi Oreskes
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2018-10-08
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13: 0429977913
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides an overview of the history of plate tectonics, including in-context definitions of the key terms. It explains how the forerunners of the theory and how scientists working at the key academic institutions competed and collaborated until the theory coalesced.
