Alfred Wegener

The Origin of Continents and Oceans

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dover Publications
• Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 214mm x 138mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 277g
• ISBN-13: 9780486617084
• ISBN-10: 0486617084
• Artikelnr.: 20987359

Autorenporträt

Alfred Wegener (1880-1930) was a German scientist, geophysicist and meteorologist. He is most notable for his 1912 theory of continental drift, which was not accepted until the 1950s, when numerous discoveries such as paleomagnetism confirmed his hypothesis.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Historical Introduction 2 The Nature of the Drift Theory and Its
Relationship to Hitherto Prevalent Accounts of Changes in the Earth's
Surface Configuration in Geological Times 3 Geodetic Arguments 4
Geophysical Arguments 5 Geological Arguments 6 Palæontological and
Biological Arguments 7 Palæoclimatic Arguments 8 Fundamentals of
Continental Drift and Polar Wandering 9 The Displacement Forces 10
Supplementary Observations on the Sialsphere 11 Supplementary Observations
on the Ocean Floor Appendix References Index