The Continental Drift Controversy
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Author | : Henry R. Frankel |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 493 |
Release | : 2012-04-26 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0521875064 |
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This book describes the expansion of the land-based paleomagnetic case for drifting continents and recounts the golden age of marine geoscience.
Author | : Henry R. Frankel |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Academic disputations |
ISBN | : 9780521875073 |
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Author | : Henry R. Frankel |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 627 |
Release | : 2012-04-26 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 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.
Author | : Henry R. Frankel |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 697 |
Release | : 2012-04-26 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 110737961X |
Download The Continental Drift Controversy: Volume 4, Evolution into Plate Tectonics Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The resolution of the sixty-year debate over continental drift, culminating in the triumph of plate tectonics, changed the very fabric of Earth science. This four-volume treatise on the continental drift controversy is the first complete history of the origin, debate and gradual acceptance of this revolutionary theory. Based on extensive interviews, archival papers and original works, Frankel weaves together the lives and work of the scientists involved, producing an accessible narrative for scientists and non-scientists alike. This fourth volume explains the discoveries in the mid 1960s which led to the rapid acceptance of seafloor spreading theory and how the birth of plate tectonics followed soon after with the geometrification of geology. Although plate tectonics did not explain the cause or dynamic mechanism of drifting continents, it provided a convincing kinematic explanation that continues to inspire geodynamic research to the present day.
Author | : Henry R. Frankel |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 627 |
Release | : 2017-02-16 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1316616045 |
Download The Continental Drift Controversy: Volume 1, Wegener and the Early Debate Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The definitive account of the early debate over Wegener's theory of continental drift, based on extensive interviews and archival material.
Author | : Henry R. Frankel |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 627 |
Release | : 2014-05-14 |
Genre | : SCIENCE |
ISBN | : 9781139379588 |
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Resolution of the sixty year debate over continental drift, culminating in the triumph of plate tectonics, changed the very fabric of Earth Science. This four -volume treatise on the continental drift controversy is the first complete history of the origin, debate and gradual acceptance of this revolutionary theory. Based on extensive interviews, archival papers and original works, Frankel weaves together the lives and work of the scientists involved, producing an accessible narrative for scientists and non-scientists alike. This first volume covers the period in the early 1900s when Wegener first pointed out that the Earth's major landmasses could be fitted together like a jigsaw and went on to propose that the continents had once been joined together in a single landmass, which he named Pangaea. It describes the reception of Wegener's theory as it splintered into sub-controversies and geoscientists became divided between the 'fixists' and 'mobilists'. Other volumes in this set: Volume 2: Paleomagnetism and Confirmation of Drift Volume 3: Introduction of Seafloor Spreading Volume 4: Evolution into Plate Tectonics 4 Volume Set
Author | : Naomi Oreskes |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 433 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Continental drift |
ISBN | : 0195117336 |
Download The Rejection of Continental Drift Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
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.
Author | : Henry R. Frankel |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 476 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Academic disputations |
ISBN | : 9780521875073 |
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Resolution of the sixty-year debate over continental drift, culminating in the triumph of plate tectonics, changed the very fabric of Earth science. This four-volume treatise on the continental drift controversy is the first complete history of the origin, debate and gradual acceptance of this revolutionary theory. Based on extensive interviews, archival papers and original works, Frankel weaves together the lives and work of the scientists involved, producing an accessible narrative for scientists and non-scientists alike. This third volume describes the expansion of the land-based paleomagnetic case for drifting continents and recounts the golden age of marine geology and geophysics. Fuelled by the Cold War, US and British workers led the way in making discoveries and forming new hypotheses, especially about the origin of oceanic ridges. When first proposed, seafloor spreading was just one of several competing hypotheses about the evolution of ocean basins.
Author | : Alfred Wegener |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2012-07-25 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 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.
Author | : Henry R. Frankel |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016-08-11 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781316616062 |
Download The Continental Drift Controversy: Volume 2, Paleomagnetism and Confirmation of Drift Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Resolution of the sixty year debate over continental drift, culminating in the triumph of plate tectonics, changed the very fabric of Earth Science. This four-volume treatise on the continental drift controversy is the first complete history of the origin, debate and gradual acceptance of this revolutionary theory. Based on extensive interviews, archival papers and original works, Frankel weaves together the lives and work of the scientists involved, producing an accessible narrative for scientists and non-scientists alike. This second volume provides the first extensive account of the growing paleomagnetic case for continental drift in the 1950s and the development of Apparent Polar Wander Paths that showed how the continents had changed their positions relative to one another - more or less as Wegener had proposed. Paleomagnetism offered the first physical measure that continental drift had occurred and helped determine the changing latitudes of the continents through geologic time. Other volumes in this set: Volume 1: Wegener and the Early Debate Volume 3: Introduction of Seafloor Spreading Volume 4: Evolution into Plate Tectonics 4 Volume Set