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Wegener, Alfred (1880–1930)

By: José Antonio Arz
In: Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture
Edited by: H. James Birx
Subject:Time Studies

Alfred Lothar Wegener, a brilliant interdisciplinary scientist born in Berlin (Germany), was a meteorologist, geophysicist, and Arctic explorer who proposed the theory of “continental displacement,” or what later was called “continental drift.” According to this theory, the continents ...

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  Arz, J. (2009). Wegener, alfred (1880–1930). In H. J. Birx (Ed.), Encyclopedia of time: Science, philosophy, theology, & culture (pp. 1425-1425). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963961.n618
  
  Arz, José Antonio. "Wegener, Alfred (1880–1930)." In Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture, edited by Birx, H. James., 1425-1425. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963961.n618.
  
  Arz, J. 2009. Wegener, Alfred (1880–1930). In: H. J. Birx Editor, 2009. Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1425 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963961.n618> [Accessed 22 Jun 2021].
  
  Arz, José Antonio. "Wegener, Alfred (1880–1930)." Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture. Edited by H. J. Birx. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, pp. 1425-1425. SAGE Knowledge. 22 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963961.n618.
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