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
General
Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
The Continental Drift Controversy 4 Volume Hardback Set, Volume 1 |
Release date: |
April 2012 |
First published: |
April 2012 |
Authors: |
Henry R. Frankel
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Dimensions: |
254 x 179 x 32mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
625 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-521-87504-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Earth sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
0-521-87504-8 |
Barcode: |
9780521875042 |
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