'Africa forms the key' : Alex du Toit and the history of continental drift /: Alex du Toit and the history of continental drift. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Suryakanthie Chetty.
• Authors: Chetty, Suryakanthie
• Contents: 1 'In the Beginning': Geology in South Africa and the Early Years of Alex Du Toit2 'A World in a Grain of Sand': A Brief History of Geology and the Origins of Continental Drift Theory3 'Bedrock': Geology and the Shaping of a Nation4 'On the Shoulders of Giants': Early Drift Theorists5 'Looking through… the Keyhole of Nature': Du Toit and Early Continental Drift6 'And Yet It Moves': Du Toit's South American Journey7 'The Cradle of Humankind': A Pivotal Decade for Science in South Africa8 'A Frozen History of the Past': Antarctica, Gondwana and an Unfulfilled Dream9 'Our Wandering Continents': Du Toit's Definitive Work, Controversy and Consensus10 'Pale Blue Dot': Conclusions.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 968.03; Continental drift -- Research -- History -- 20th century; South Africa -- History -- To 1836; South Africa -- History -- 1836-1909
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030527112
• Related ISBNs: 9783030527105
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