The Continental Drift Controversy: Volume 1, Wegener and the Early Debate
- ISBN-10
- 1316616045
- ISBN-13
- 9781316616048
- Series
- The Continental Drift Controversy
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 628
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-02
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Henry R. Frankel
Description
The definitive account of the early debate over Wegener's theory of continental drift, based on extensive interviews and archival material.
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