1915
Science
Germany
Continental drift proposed
Alfred Wegener argued the continents had moved, from fossils and coastlines.
Why it mattered
The idea later vindicated as plate tectonics.
Modern Era
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Alfred Wegener argued the continents had moved, from fossils and coastlines.
Why it mattered
The idea later vindicated as plate tectonics.
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