| Alfred Wegener: Creator of the Continental Drift Theory Contributor(s): Yount, Lisa (Author) |
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ISBN: 0816061742 ISBN-13: 9780816061747 Publisher: Chelsea House Publications OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: When Alfred Wegener presented his groundbreaking theory of continental displacement--later called continental drift--his peers rejected the idea. Wegener's theory proposed that enormous landmasses slowly moved on the earth's surface over millions of years, forming continents, causing earthquakes, and changing the earth's surface. It wasn't until decades after his death that his theory was accepted. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2008025489 |
| Series: Makers of Modern Science |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 |
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| Publisher Description: In 'Alfred Wegener', learn how this daring adventurer pieced together his groundbreaking theory of continental displacement, later called continental drift. |