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Alfred Wegener: Creator of the Continental Drift Theory

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When Alfred Wegener presented his groundbreaking theory of continental displacement--later called continental drift--his peers rejected the idea. Wegener's theory proposed that enormous landmasses slowly moved on the earth's surface over millions of years, forming continents, causing earthquakes, and changing the earth's surface. It wasn't until decades after his death that his theory was accepted... More
Book Information
PublisherChelsea House Publishers
BindingHardcover (3 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages160
ISBN-100816061742
ISBN-13978-0816061747
Publication Date06/01/2009
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