'Africa Forms the Key'
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'Africa Forms the Key'
Alex Du Toit and the History of Continental Drift
Chetty, Suryakanthie
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
01/2022
271
Mole
Inglês
9783030527136
15 a 20 dias
374
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1 Introduction.- 2 In the Beginning...: Geology in South Africa and the Early Years of Alex Du Toit.-3 A World in a Grain of Sand: A Brief History of Geology and the Origins of Continental Drift Theory.- 4 Bedrock: Geology and the Shaping of a Nation.- 5 On the Shoulders of Giants: Early Drift Theorists.- 6 Looking Through ... the Keyhole of Nature: Du Toit and Early Continental Drift.- 7 And Yet It Moves...: Du Toit's South American Journey.- 8 The Cradle of Humankind: A Pivotal Decade for Science in South Africa.- 9 Our Wandering Continents: Du Toit's Definitive Work, Controversy and Consensus.- 10 A Frozen History of the Past: Antarctica, Gondwana and an Unfulfilled Dream.- 11 The Final Years.- 12 Pale Blue Dot: Conclusions.
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Geology;Segregation;Jan Smuts;Ideology;Nationalism;Commonwealth;Alfred Wegener;Drift theory;Geography;South America;Nationhood;Twentieth century;Plate tectonics
1 Introduction.- 2 In the Beginning...: Geology in South Africa and the Early Years of Alex Du Toit.-3 A World in a Grain of Sand: A Brief History of Geology and the Origins of Continental Drift Theory.- 4 Bedrock: Geology and the Shaping of a Nation.- 5 On the Shoulders of Giants: Early Drift Theorists.- 6 Looking Through ... the Keyhole of Nature: Du Toit and Early Continental Drift.- 7 And Yet It Moves...: Du Toit's South American Journey.- 8 The Cradle of Humankind: A Pivotal Decade for Science in South Africa.- 9 Our Wandering Continents: Du Toit's Definitive Work, Controversy and Consensus.- 10 A Frozen History of the Past: Antarctica, Gondwana and an Unfulfilled Dream.- 11 The Final Years.- 12 Pale Blue Dot: Conclusions.
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