Plate tectonics [electronic resource]

Examines the evolution of plate tectonic theory from its beginnings as a wild idea of drifting continents to its acceptance as the main concept that drives geology today

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tomecek, Steve (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Chelsea House , c2009
Series:Science foundations
Subjects:
Online Access:NetLibrary

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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-96) and index 
505 0 |a 1. Reading the rocks -- 2. Drifting continents -- 3. Radioactivity heats things up -- 4. Under the sea -- 5. Getting the inside story -- 6. Putting plate tectonic theory to the test 
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