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Page 109
... continental blocks began floating apart in the partially liquefied sima , with both an equatorward and a westward component to their motion . He postulated that as the continents moved forward , new ocean basins ... Continental Drift 109.
... continental blocks began floating apart in the partially liquefied sima , with both an equatorward and a westward component to their motion . He postulated that as the continents moved forward , new ocean basins ... Continental Drift 109.
Page 110
... CONTINENTAL DRIFT Continental drift is postulated to explain such geological and geophysical observations as the following : the apparent matching of continental margins , of truncated mountain belts , and of dated contacts between ...
... CONTINENTAL DRIFT Continental drift is postulated to explain such geological and geophysical observations as the following : the apparent matching of continental margins , of truncated mountain belts , and of dated contacts between ...
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... Continental Drift ( 1966 ) , a short review of current ideas on drift followed by evidence from the Arctic and eastern seaboard of Canada ; S.K. RUNCORN ( ed . ) , Continental Drift ( 1962 ) , includes much data on paleomagnetism and ...
... Continental Drift ( 1966 ) , a short review of current ideas on drift followed by evidence from the Arctic and eastern seaboard of Canada ; S.K. RUNCORN ( ed . ) , Continental Drift ( 1962 ) , includes much data on paleomagnetism and ...
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