Continental Drift
About this book
Continental Drift brings together within one volume a discussion of the geophysical evidence relating to horizontal movements in the earth's crust in its widest sense. This is not the time for a reappraisal of the work of German meteorologist Alfred Wegener, but it is hoped that this volume will stimulate a serious interest in a subject formerly considered by many earth scientists as already closed. The book contains 12 chapters and begins with a discussion of paleomagnetic evidence for continental drift and its geophysical cause. This is followed by separate chapters on of paleoclimatic evidence on the paleomagnetic latitudes given by paleomagnetism; studies of earthquake mechanism; movements on major transcurrent faults; and magnetic evidence for horizontal displacements in the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Subsequent chapters deal with thermal convection in the earth's mantle; the theory of convection in spherical shells and its application to the problem of thermal convection in the earth's mantle; mountain-building hypotheses; and investigations of the deep-sea floor.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Continental Drift
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Palaeomagnetic Evidence for Continental Drift and its Geophysical Cause
- Chapter 2. Palaeoclimatology and Continental Drift
- Chapter 3. Movements in the Earth's Crust as indicated by Earthquakes
- Chapter 4. Movements on Major Transcurrent Faults
- Chapter 5. Magnetic Evidence for Horizontal Displacements in the Floor of the Pacific Ocean
- Chapter 6. Thermal Convection in the Earth's Mantle
- Chapter 7. The Theory of Convection in Spherical Shells and its Application to the Problem of Thermal Convection in the Earth's Mantle
- Chapter 8. Mountain-Building Hypotheses
- Chapter 9. The Deep–Sea Floor
- Chapter 10. Ocean-Basin Evolution by Sea-Floor Spreading
- Chapter 11. Comparisons of Pacific and Atlantic Ocean Floors in Relation to Ideas of Continental Displacement
- Chapter 12. Memories of Alfred Wegener
- Author Index
- Subject Index