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Page 113
Given this type of movement in the upper mantle, the sialic continental blocks will
presumably be floated passively away from ... were forced to review the entire
framework of global tectonics in terms of large-scale horizontal crustal
movements.
Given this type of movement in the upper mantle, the sialic continental blocks will
presumably be floated passively away from ... were forced to review the entire
framework of global tectonics in terms of large-scale horizontal crustal
movements.
Page 121
Tectonic movements are mechanical processes of several types that affect the
entire crust. Slow vertical oscillations or undulations of general nature are a type
that affects vast areas at the same time. These movements result in
transgressions ...
Tectonic movements are mechanical processes of several types that affect the
entire crust. Slow vertical oscillations or undulations of general nature are a type
that affects vast areas at the same time. These movements result in
transgressions ...
Page 1130
Functionally these organs are closely related to the cerebellum and to the reflex
centres that govern the movements of the eyes, the neck, and the limbs. The
information they deliver is proprioceptive in character, dealing with events within
the ...
Functionally these organs are closely related to the cerebellum and to the reflex
centres that govern the movements of the eyes, the neck, and the limbs. The
information they deliver is proprioceptive in character, dealing with events within
the ...
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