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    <dateIssued>c2009</dateIssued>
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  <abstract>Examines the evolution of plate tectonic theory from its beginnings as a wild idea of drifting continents to its acceptance as the main concept that drives geology today</abstract>
  <tableOfContents>Reading the rocks -- Drifting continents -- Radioactivity heats things up -- Under the sea -- Getting the inside story -- Putting plate tectonic theory to the test</tableOfContents>
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  <note type="statement of responsibility">Stephen M. Tomecek</note>
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  <note>Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-96) and index</note>
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    <topic>Popular works</topic>
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    <topic>Juvenile literature</topic>
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    <topic>Continental drift</topic>
    <topic>Juvenile literature</topic>
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