Wegener's hypothesis

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• Wegener, Alfred Lothar — ▪ German scientist born Nov. 1, 1880, Berlin, Ger. died November 1930, Greenland       German meteorologist and geophysicist who formulated the first complete statement of the continental drift hypothesis.       The son of an orphanage director,… …   Universalium

• Wegener , Alfred Lothar — (1880–1930) German meteorologist and geologist Wegener, who was born in Berlin, was educated at the universities of Heidelberg, Innsbruck, and Berlin, where he obtained his doctorate in astronomy in 1905. In 1906 he went on his first… …   Scientists

• wegener hypothesis — ˈvāgənə(r) noun Usage: usually capitalized W Etymology: after Alfred L. Wegener died 1930 German geophysicist : a hypothesis in geology : the existing continents were originally one land area of which portions have separated and since… …   Useful english dictionary

• Wegener, Alfred (Lothar) — born Nov. 1, 1880, Berlin, Ger. died Nov. 1930, Greenland German meteorologist and geophysicist. After earning a Ph.D. in astronomy (1905), he became interested in paleoclimatology and traveled to Greenland to research polar air circulation. He… …   Universalium

• Alfred Lothar Wegener — Alfred Wegener, etwa 1925 Alfred Lothar Wegener (* 1. November 1880 in Berlin; † November 1930 in Grönland) war ein deutscher Meteorologe, Polar und Geowissenschaftler. Als sein wichtigster Beitrag zur Wissenschaft gilt seine erst postum… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Alfred Wegener — um 1925 Alfred Lothar Wegener (* 1. November 1880 in Berlin; † November 1930 in Grönland) war ein deutscher Meteorologe, Polar und Geowissenschaftler. Als sein wichtigster Beitrag zur Wissenschaft gilt seine erst postum anerkannte Theorie der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Alfred Wegener — Infobox Scientist name = Alfred Wegener box width = image size =180px caption = Alfred Wegener, around 1925 birth date = November 1, 1880 birth place = Berlin death date = November 2, 1930 death place = Greenland residence = citizenship =… …   Wikipedia

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• continental drift — Geol. the lateral movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates. Cf. plate tectonics. [1925 30] * * * Large scale movements of continents over the course of geologic time. The first complete theory of continental drift was… …   Universalium

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