Everyone working in a problem as complex as continental drift, must
at some time have feit the need for an objective data summary in
fields other than his own. It is a scientific dilemma that,
aIthough there is evident need for researchers with competence in
many fields (the classical natural scientist), the time in volved
in acquiring such broad experience is so great as to ren der the
task largely impossible. The alternative seems to be the team
approach, and we have espoused it in tbis volume. Editors and
contributors alike have tried in this book to keep the accent upon
factual information and to reduce interpretation to a minimum.
Interpretation there must be, however, since without it science is
but an inteHectual pastime comparable to pbilately. The librarian's
need to classify results in the appearance of our names upon the
spine oftbis volume, however, we would like to make it clear that
the book has been a truly cooperative effort and could not have
succeeded but for the active help of the individual contributors,
whose assistance seldom was re stricted to their chapters. Special
thanks must be given to our South American coHeagues, for the
tolerance with which they viewed out editorial attempts, and to Dr.
E. Machens, for his careful review of the translation of his manu
script. We wish also to acknowledge the help of Dr. C. W."
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