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Abraham Ortelius
Continental drift theory- The americas, Eurasia, and Africa for together like a jigsaw puzzle. The scientific community disagreed with this because he did not have good enough proof for it. -
Shoreline Similarity is Noticed
Sir Francis Bacon said he saw the similarity in shorelines of Eastern South American Western Africa, but he never thought/said they were once together -
Alfred Wegner
Continental drift- he discovered a scientific paper that listed fossils of the identical plants and animals on opposites sides of the Atlantic, The continents fit together like puzzle pieces. The scientific community disagreed with it becacyse he did not have good enough eveidence and couldn't prove it. -
Arthur Holmes
Convection in the mantle is the force driving continental drift- Earths's mantle contained convection cells that got rid of radioactive heat and caused crust cooler at Earth's surface. The scientific community disagreed with it until late in his life because continental drift was not approved a the time. -
Harry Hess
Sea floor spreading theory- discovery of submerged and curiously flat topped mountains. Produced miles of echo-sounding surveys of the ocean floor. The scientific community. The scientific community agreed with it because his theory helped make Ladred Wegner's theory viable. -
Stanley Keith Runcorn
Continental drift- the north magnetic pole has moved during time, geographic pole of the Earth migrated, and the magnetic curves of the Euro and American rocks could be alligned. The scientific community agreed with it becaus who's evidence explained key points to the continental drift. -
Drummond Hoyle Matthews and Fredrick J. Holmes
Earth's magnetic field switches directions over time- symmetrical patterns of magnetic stripes on either side of the mid ocean ridges. The scientific community agreed with them because he evidence helped prove the theory of sea floor spreading. -
Lawrence Morley
That plate tectonics makes up the Earth's crust- the different magnet properties of the ocean's crust. The scientific community agreed with t because he provided suffiecient evedence. -
Glomar Challenger
The vessel Glomar Challenger was released on an exploration of the mid-ocean ridge between South America and Africa. Some samples obtained from drilling revealed that rocks close to mid-ocean ridges are younger than rocks that are farther away from the ridges.
