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17
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18
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19
. Ibid., 509-510.
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. Ibid., 182.
24
. Holmes,
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. Ibid., 488.
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. W. H. Bucher,
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28
. M. Ewing, “The Atlantic Ocean Basin,”
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90.
29
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30
. Ibid., 671.
Postwar Surprises
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2
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3
. J. A. Stewart,
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Geoscience Revolution
(Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1990), 47-48.
4
. C. Barton, “Marie Tharp, Oceanographic Cartographer, and Her Contributions to the Re-
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. P. M. S. Blackett,
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6
. H. R. Frankel,
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, vol. 2:
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tion of Drift
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Wandering Poles or Drifting Continents?
1
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2
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