woodchurch science

this downloadable pdf file takes the reader through contraction theories developed by edward suess and james dana in the 19th century, then into why these were rejected in the early 20th century; how alfred wegener put forward his theory of continental drift and its rejection by many, and finally to the development of plate tectonics. it is a story which shows that the development of scientific theories requires more than just evidence in their favour.

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