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My dad attended college in the 1950s. I liked reading his old textbooks. The geology texts that predate plate tectonics are . . . interesting. They really didn

by kabdib 3y ago

My dad attended college in the 1950s. I liked reading his old textbooks. The geology texts that predate plate tectonics are . . . interesting. They really didn't know where volcanoes and mountains came from.

lawkwok 3y ago
What were the prevailing theories at the time?
- kabdib 3y ago
  Oh man, it's been years. I'm visiting this weekend and I'll take a whirl through those old books.
- 8bitsrule 3y ago
  Decent (shortish) summary here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orogeny#History_of_the_concept https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orogeny#History_of_the_concept