The theory of continental drift is an attempt to explain the present arrangement of continents and ocean basins. The idea of continental drift is very old as Abraham Ortelius in 1596. The concept was independently and more fully developed by Alfred Wegner, a German meteorologist and geophysicist, in his book 'Origin of Continents and Oceans' published in 1915. In his [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Aim of the Continental Drift Theory 2. Basic Premise of the Continental Drift Theory 3. Evidences 4. Process 5. Evaluation. Contents: Aim of the Continental Drift Theory Basic Premise of the Continental Drift Theory Evidences in Support of the Continental Drift Theory Process of the Continental Drift Theory Evaluation of the Continental [...]
In this article we will discuss about the continental drift theory of Taylor. F.B, Taylor postulated his concept of 'horizontal displacement of the continents' in the year of 1908 but it could be published only in the year 1910. The main purpose of his hypothesis was to explain the problems of the origin of the folded mountains of tertiary period. [...]