Origin of Continents and Ocean Basins: Problem Solved | Geography

A few scientists have attempted to solve the problems of the origin of the continents and ocean basins on the basis of fundamental principles of geom­etry. The pantagonal dodecahedral hypothesis (dodeca is a Greek word which means twelve) of Elie de Beaumont is considered to be the first attempt in this field but the tetrahedral hypothesis of Lowthian Green is [...]