The Rejection of Continental Drift

The Rejection of Continental Drift

Author: Naomi Oreskes

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 433

ISBN-13: 0195117336

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Why 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.


Alfred Wegener

Alfred Wegener

Author: Mott T. Greene

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2015-10-30

Total Pages: 693

ISBN-13: 142141712X

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The 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"


The Origin of Continents and Oceans

The Origin of Continents and Oceans

Author: Alfred Wegener

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-07-25

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 0486143899

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A 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.


The Continental Drift Controversy

The Continental Drift Controversy

Author: Henry R. Frankel

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-04-26

Total Pages: 627

ISBN-13: 0521875048

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Describes the expansion of the land-based paleomagnetic case for drifting continents and recounts the golden age of marine geoscience.


From Crust to Core

From Crust to Core

Author: Simon Mitton

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-12-17

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 1108426697

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A fascinating historical account of the emergence and development of the new interdisciplinary field of deep carbon science.


Drifting Continents and Shifting Theories

Drifting Continents and Shifting Theories

Author: Homer Eugene LeGrand

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1988-12-15

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780521311052

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A historical account of the triumph of the global theory of plate tectonics and its implications for the "modern revolution in geology" of the 1960s and 1970s after fifty years of controversy and competition.


A Brief History of Geology

A Brief History of Geology

Author: Kieran D. O'Hara

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-04-19

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 1107176182

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Approximately 200 years of the history of the development of the study of geology.


Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics

Author: Wolfgang Frisch

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-11-26

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 3030889998

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This textbook explains how mountains are formed and why there are old and young mountains. It provides a reconstruction of the Earths paleogeography and shows why the shapes of South America and Africa fit so well together. Furthermore, it explains why the Pacific is surrounded by a ring of volcanos and earthquake-prone areas while the edges of the Atlantic are relatively peaceful. This thoroughly revised textbook edition addresses all these questions and more through the presentation and explanation of the geodynamic processes upon which the theory of continental drift is based and which have led to the concept of plate tectonics. It is a source of information for students of geology, geophysics, geography, geosciences in general, general natural sciences, as well as professionals, and interested layman.


‘Africa Forms the Key’

‘Africa Forms the Key’

Author: Suryakanthie Chetty

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-01-04

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 3030527115

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This book examines the work of prominent South African geologist Alex Du Toit as a means of understanding the debate around continental drift both in segregation-era South Africa and internationally. It contextualises Du Toit’s work within a particularly formative period of South African science, from the paleoanthropological discoveries that sparked debates about the origins of humankind to Jan Smuts’ own theory of holism. Beyond South African scientific discoveries, the book sets Du Toit’s work against a backdrop of ideological struggles over space, both domestically in terms of segregation and nationalism, as well as internationally as South Africa sought to assert its position within the Commonwealth. These debates were embodied by Du Toit’s work on the theory of continental drift, which put Africa – and South Africa – at the centre geologically and geographically. The author also focuses on the divisions in geology caused by drift theory, tracing the vigorous intellectual debate and dissent indicative of the ideological milieu within which scientific thought is constructed. It traces the history of continental drift from its inception in the nineteenth century and later work of Alfred Wegener, which was both elaborated upon and substantiated by Du Toit. The study further focuses on Du Toit’s research on continental drift in South African and South America, and the geological, fossil and climatological evidence used to bolster this theory.


Supercontinent

Supercontinent

Author: Ted Nield

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9780674026599

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Explores the Supercontinent Cycle from the earliest recorded time to the geological discoveries of today including the drifting of the continents and the evolution of dinosaurs.