The Continental Drift Controversy Volume 2 Paleomagnetism And Confirmation Of Drift

Author : Henry R. Frankel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 545 pages
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Release : 2012-04-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107377325

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The Continental Drift Controversy: Volume 2, Paleomagnetism and Confirmation of Drift by Henry R. Frankel Pdf

The 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 second volume provides the first extensive account of the growing paleomagnetic case for continental drift in the 1950s and the development of apparent polar wander paths that showed how the continents had changed their positions relative to one another, more or less as Wegener had proposed. Paleomagnetism offered the first physical measure that continental drift had occurred and helped determine the changing latitudes of the continents through geologic time.

Author : Henry R. Frankel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Continental drift
ISBN : OCLC:1090052190

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The Continental Drift Controversy by Henry R. Frankel Pdf

Author : Henry R. Frankel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
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Release : 2016-08-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 1316616061

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The Continental Drift Controversy: Volume 2, Paleomagnetism and Confirmation of Drift by Henry R. Frankel Pdf

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 second volume provides the first extensive account of the growing paleomagnetic case for continental drift in the 1950s and the development of Apparent Polar Wander Paths that showed how the continents had changed their positions relative to one another - more or less as Wegener had proposed. Paleomagnetism offered the first physical measure that continental drift had occurred and helped determine the changing latitudes of the continents through geologic time. Other volumes in this set: Volume 1: Wegener and the Early Debate Volume 3: Introduction of Seafloor Spreading Volume 4: Evolution into Plate Tectonics 4 Volume Set

Author : Henry R. Frankel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
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Release : 2016-08-11
Category : Science
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The Continental Drift Controversy: Volume 2, Paleomagnetism and Confirmation of Drift by Henry R. Frankel Pdf

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 second volume provides the first extensive account of the growing paleomagnetic case for continental drift in the 1950s and the development of Apparent Polar Wander Paths that showed how the continents had changed their positions relative to one another - more or less as Wegener had proposed. Paleomagnetism offered the first physical measure that continental drift had occurred and helped determine the changing latitudes of the continents through geologic time. Other volumes in this set: Volume 1: Wegener and the Early Debate Volume 3: Introduction of Seafloor Spreading Volume 4: Evolution into Plate Tectonics 4 Volume Set

Author : Henry R. Frankel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780521875059

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The Continental Drift Controversy by Henry R. Frankel Pdf

Describes the expansion of the land-based paleomagnetic case for drifting continents and recounts the golden age of marine geoscience.

Author : Henry R. Frankel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 627 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : SCIENCE
ISBN : 1139379585

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The Continental Drift Controversy: Wegener and the Early Debate by Henry R. Frankel Pdf

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

Author : Henry R. Frankel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 1316616134

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The Continental Drift Controversy: Volume 4, Evolution into Plate Tectonics by Henry R. Frankel Pdf

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 fourth volume explains the discoveries in the mid 1960s which led to the rapid acceptance of seafloor spreading theory and how birth of plate tectonics followed soon after with the geometrification of geology. Although plate tectonics did not explain the cause or dynamic mechanism of drifting continents, it provided a convincing kinematic explanation that continues to inspire geodynamic research to the present day. Other volumes in this set: Volume 1: Wegener and the Early Debate Volume 2: Paleomagnetism and Confirmation of Drift Volume 3: Introduction of Seafloor Spreading 4 Volume Set

Author : James Lawrence Powell
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780231538459

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Four Revolutions in the Earth Sciences by James Lawrence Powell Pdf

Over the course of the twentieth century, scientists came to accept four counterintuitive yet fundamental facts about the Earth: deep time, continental drift, meteorite impact, and global warming. When first suggested, each proposition violated scientific orthodoxy and was quickly denounced as scientific—and sometimes religious—heresy. Nevertheless, after decades of rejection, scientists came to accept each theory. The stories behind these four discoveries reflect more than the fascinating push and pull of scientific work. They reveal the provocative nature of science and how it raises profound and sometimes uncomfortable truths as it advances. For example, counter to common sense, the Earth and the solar system are older than all of human existence; the interactions among the moving plates and the continents they carry account for nearly all of the Earth's surface features; and nearly every important feature of our solar system results from the chance collision of objects in space. Most surprising of all, we humans have altered the climate of an entire planet and now threaten the future of civilization. This absorbing scientific history is the only book to describe the evolution of these four ideas from heresy to truth, showing how science works in practice and how it inevitably corrects the mistakes of its practitioners. Scientists can be wrong, but they do not stay wrong. In the process, astonishing ideas are born, tested, and over time take root.

Author : Henry R. Frankel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780521875066

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The Continental Drift Controversy by Henry R. Frankel Pdf

This book describes the expansion of the land-based paleomagnetic case for drifting continents and recounts the golden age of marine geoscience.

Author : Henry R. Frankel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 1316616045

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The Continental Drift Controversy: Volume 1, Wegener and the Early Debate by Henry R. Frankel Pdf

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

Author : Taher Zouaghi
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789535128854

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Earthquakes by Taher Zouaghi Pdf

This book is devoted to diverse aspects of earthquake researches, especially to new achievements in seismicity that involves geosciences, assessment, and mitigation. Chapters contain advanced materials of detailed engineering investigations, which can help more clearly appreciate, predict, and manage different earthquake processes. Different research themes for diverse areas in the world are developed here, highlighting new methods of studies that lead to new results and models, which could be helpful for the earthquake risk. The presented and developed themes mainly concern wave's characterization and decomposition, recent seismic activity, assessment-mitigation, and engineering techniques. The book provides the state of the art on recent progress in earthquake engineering and management. The obtained results show a scientific progress that has an international scope and, consequently, should open perspectives to other still unresolved interesting aspects.

Author : Maged Marghany
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351175524

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Advanced Remote Sensing Technology for Tsunami Modelling and Forecasting by Maged Marghany Pdf

The innovation in space technologies has generated a new method for observing and monitoring tsunamis from space. Most tsunami remote sensing studies focus on using classical image processing tools or conventional edge detection procedures. However, these methods do not use modern physics, applied mathematics, signal communication, remote sensing data and innovative space technologies. This book equips readers to understand how to monitor tsunamis from space with remote sensing technology art to create a better alarm warning system.

Author : Hiromoto Nakazawa
Publisher : Springer
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811087240

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Darwinian Evolution of Molecules by Hiromoto Nakazawa Pdf

On the basis of thermodynamic considerations and the Earth’s historical processes, this book argues the physical inevitability of life’s generation and evolution, i.e., Why did life generate? Why does life evolve? Following an introduction to the problem, the hypothesis “Darwinian Evolution of Molecules” is proposed, which explains how, when, and where life was instigated through successive chemical reactions and the survival of selected molecules. The individual processes described are all scientifically reasonable, being verifiable by experiment. The hypothesis is supported by extensive reference to the scientific literature published in academic journals, including some experimental reports from the author’s own research group. The readers of this book will learn that the decreasing temperature of the early Earth led to a reduction in its entropy, inducing the Earth’s materials to order, which entailed ordering of the light elements as organic molecules with subsequent further ordering (i.e., evolution) to systems that can be considered alive (i.e., life). Researchers and students, as well as the non-academic audience, interested in the interdisciplinary problem of the origin of life will find suggestions and possible approaches to the scientific and conceptual problems they may be facing.

Author : Ralph B. Alexander
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781628943658

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Science Under Attack by Ralph B. Alexander Pdf

Evidence and logic are lacking in many areas of public debate today on hot-button issues ranging from dietary fat to vaccination. In Science Under Attack, Dr. Alexander shows how science is being abused, sidelined or ignored, making it difficult or impossible for the public to form a reasoned opinion about important issues. Readers will learn why science is becoming more corrupt, and also how it is being abused for political and economic gain, support of activism, or the propping up of religious beliefs. To illustrate how science is being ignored and abused, the author examines six different issues and the way they are currently discussed: evolution, dietary fat, climate change, vaccination, GMO crops and continental drift. In his research, he has gone back to the original source wherever possible rather than quoting second-hand sources, adding a degree of accuracy and nuance often missing. The controversial assertion that science does not support the conventional wisdom on climate change should be of particular interest. Alexander shows that the scientific evidence for a substantial human contribution to climate change is actually flimsy, and he demonstrates the fallacy of comparing the strong link between smoking and lung cancer to the much weaker connection between human activity and global warming.

Author : Henry R. Frankel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 1316616126

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The Continental Drift Controversy: Volume 3, Introduction of Seafloor Spreading by Henry R. Frankel Pdf

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 third volume describes the golden age of marine geology and geophysics. Fuelled by the Cold War, US and British workers led the way in making discoveries and forming new hypotheses, especially about the origin of oceanic ridges. Discovery of transform faults in the ocean crust and symmetric patterns of geomagnetic reversals either side of mid-oceanic ridges in the mid 1960s led to the rapid acceptance of seafloor spreading and the birth of plate tectonics. Other volumes in this set: Volume 1: Wegener and the Early Debate Volume 2: Paleomagnetism and Confirmation of Drift Volume 4: Evolution into Plate Tectonics 4 Volume Set