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Wegner's Continental Drift theory
"On the Origin of Continents and Oceans"
Wegner published the Contental Drift theory in the first edition of his book "On the Origin of Continents and Oceans". *day and month unknown -
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From Continental Drift to Plate Tectonics
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Arthur Holmes proposed a way to explain Wegner's Continental Drift Theory
The power of convection was propsoed by Arthur Holmes around 1930. *day and month unknow -
Robert Dietz's contribution Plate Tectonic Theory
He found the first fracture zone in the Paccific Ocean. -
Harry Hess's Seafloor Spreading Hypothesis was informally presented
He informally presnted this hypothesis in a manuscript. *day and month unknown -
Harry Hess's Seafloor Spreading hypotheses was published
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J. Tuzo Wilson's contribution to Plate Tectonics
J. Tuzo Wilson and other scientists developed the Plate Tectonic.*exact date is unknown
