'Africa Forms the Key' Alex Du Toit and the History of Continental Drift
This book examines the work of prominent South African geologist Alex Du Toit as a means of understanding the debate around continental drift both in segregation-era South Africa and internationally. It contextualises Du Toit's work within a particularly formative period of South African scienc...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Springer International Publishing
2021.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Springer eBooks.
Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies, |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b45578904*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1 Introduction
- 2 In the Beginning...: Geology in South Africa and the Early Years of Alex Du Toit.-3 A World in a Grain of Sand: A Brief History of Geology and the Origins of Continental Drift Theory
- 4 Bedrock: Geology and the Shaping of a Nation
- 5 On the Shoulders of Giants: Early Drift Theorists
- 6 Looking Through ... the Keyhole of Nature: Du Toit and Early Continental Drift
- 7 And Yet It Moves...: Du Toit's South American Journey
- 8 The Cradle of Humankind: A Pivotal Decade for Science in South Africa
- 9 Our Wandering Continents: Du Toit's Definitive Work, Controversy and Consensus
- 10 A Frozen History of the Past: Antarctica, Gondwana and an Unfulfilled Dream
- 11 The Final Years
- 12 Pale Blue Dot: Conclusions.
