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Continental Drift
Abraham Ortelius -
Nicolaus Steno
The Law if Superposition: each layer of rock is older than the layer above it. -
Alfred Wegner
Alfred Wegner agreed with Abraham Ortelius and built on his theory but the scientific community disagreed with him because he lacked some evidence. his only evidence were climate clues and rock clues. -
Arthur Holmes
Holmes suggested that there are convection currents in the earths mantle which move the tectonic plates around.he also measured those currents which gave him evidence for his idea, but only a few scientist agreed with him. -
Harry Hess
Hess believed that the sea floor was spreading and destroyed its self and built its self at a constant pace which is why the earth is the same size. Scientist disagreed with him. -
Frederick J. Vine
Frederick J. Vine believed that the seafloor was spreading and his evidence is that him, Morley, and Matthews found magnetic strips on the sides of ridges that pushed each other apart. -
Lawrence Morley
Morley believed that the seafloor was spreading and his evidence is that him, Vine and Matthews found magnetic strips on the sides of ridges that pushed each other apart. -
Drummond Hoyle Matthews
Matthews believed that the seafloor was spreading and his evidence is that him, Morley, and Vine found magnetic strips on the sides of ridges that pushed each other apart.
