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Preface x
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xiv
1 Changing Views of the Earth 1
Earth's Early Days 2
Competing Theories 4
Catastrophes or Steady Change? 7
Charles Lyell (1797-1875): Founder of Uniformitarianism 8
Progressivism 10
Floating in a Hidden Sea 12
The Age of the Earth 16
Earth Science in Turmoil 18
2 Weather Pioneer 20
An Active Youth 20
Meteorology: The Science of Weather 22
Arctic Explorer 24
Popular Teacher and Writer 27
Wladimir Koppen (1846-1940): Pioneer Climatologist 30
A Bizarre Idea 31
Love and War 35
3 Continental Drift 38
A Challenge to Geology 39
Geologic Time 40
Ancient Continents 41
Another "Continental Drift" Theory 43
A Moving Island 45
Two Layers of Crust 46
Matching Rocks 48
Separated Twins 50
Fossil Climates and Wandering Poles 53
The Motors That Drive the Continents 55
4 "Utter, Damned Rot" 58
Early Reactions to Drift 60
Rejection in America 62
Harsh Criticisms 63
Powerful Feelings 64
Different Approaches to Science 66
Inductive and Deductive Reasoning 66
Starting All Over 68
5 Death on the Ice 70
Planning an Expedition 71
A Frustrating Start 73
Setting up Mid-Ice 75
International Polar Year: A Modern Polar Adventure 78
Visiting Mid-Ice 79
Final Journey 81
A Long Winter 83
A Memorial to Wegener: The Alfred Wegener Institute 84
Grim Discovery 85
6 Rumblings of Change 89
New Mechanisms for Drift 90
Support from South Africa 92
Comic Relief 94
Dragging Gravity 95
Artificial Earthquakes 96
War Spurs Marine Science 97
Scripps, Woods Hole, and Lamont: Three Pioneering Institutions 98
The Wound That Never Heals 99
MagneticMoments 103
7 The Plate Tectonics Revolution 106
Seafloor Spreading 107
Linking Spreading to Magnetic Changes 109
Converging Lines of Evidence 113
Eltanin 19: "Too Perfect" 114
Shaking up Geology 116
Mathematical Support 118
A New Theory of Earth Movement 119
Plate Tectonics Today 123
Conclusion: Reaching into the Future 127
Chronology 130
Glossary 137
Further Resources 142
Index 150
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Frank Schuncke
reviewed Alfred Wegener: Puzzle of the Continents on October 18, 2020
Alfred Wegener: Puzzle of the Continents
This informational text is about hurricanes and the science behind them. This book is a little more specific than other informational texts about hurricanes because this one talks specifically about Hurricane Katrina. It gives information like the year she hit(2005) and how much damage she caused. It then goes into detail about how a hurricane is formed and shows exactly how Katrina was formed. It also gives helpful tips on how to stay safe during a hurricane and what to do if you're ever in one. I think kids will really enjoy this book because it has pictures from the destruction Katrina caused and gives helpful tips. I would recommend this book to any students that love storms because I's a storm freak and this book was really cool and informational. Learning about hurricanes and the danger was exciting to read.
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