The eye sleeps until the mind wakes it with a question.

- Arabian proverb


Key words or concepts:
Evidence used by Alfred Wegner:
geography
mountain ranges, mineral deposits
glaciers (striatins, erratics)
climatology
paleontology
biologic diversity
structure of mountains
distribution of volcanoes
earthquakes
deep ocean topography
paleomagnetic studies
Scientific Revolution

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