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Continental Drift, Secular Motion of the Pole, and Rotation of the Earth

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Editors:
  1. Wm. Markowitz

    1. Marquette University, USA

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  2. B. Guinot

    1. Paris Observatory, France

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Part of the book series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (IAUS, volume 32)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VI
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  2. Part I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
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    2. Introduction

      • Wm. Markowitz
      Pages 3-9

    3. Rapport du Groupe de Travail sur les Programmes Associés

      • Wm. Markowitz, B. Guinot
      Pages 10-12

    4. Resolutions

      • Wm. Markowitz, B. Guinot
      Pages 13-14

    5. List of Participants

      • Wm. Markowitz, B. Guinot
      Pages 15-16

  3. Scientific Papers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Possible Rates of Relative Continental Motion

      • G. D. Garland
      Pages 19-24

    3. Concurrent Astronomical Observations for Studying Continental Drift, Polar Motion, and the Rotation of the Earth

      • Wm. Markowitz
      Pages 25-32

    4. On the Secular Motion of the Mean Pole

      • Shigeru Yumi, Yasujiro Wakō
      Pages 33-36

    5. The Direction of the Minor Axis of Geodetic Reference Spheroids

      • Brigadier G. Bomford, A. R. Robbins
      Pages 37-43

    6. On the Secular Variation of Latitude

      • T. Okuda, C. Sugawa
      Pages 44-44

    7. Secular Variation of Longitude and Related Problems

      • M. Torao, S. Okazaki, S. Fujii
      Pages 45-51

    8. Mouvement Séculaire du Pôle et la Variation des Latitudes des Stations du SIL

      • Anna Stoyko
      Pages 52-56

    9. Variation Séculaire des Longitudes

      • Nicolas Stoyko
      Pages 57-62

    10. Nouvelles Méthodes de Calcul du Bureau International de L’Heure

      • Bernard Guinot, Martine Feissel
      Pages 63-70

    11. Contribution Apportée par les Marées Terrestres dans L’Étude de la Rotation de la Terre

      • P. Melchior
      Pages 71-76

    12. The Polar Motion Derived from both Time and Latitude Observations

      • Sigetugu Takagi
      Pages 77-79

    13. Polar Wandering and Continental Drift

      • S. K. Runcorn
      Pages 80-85

    14. Information Obtainable from Laser Range Measurements to a Lunar Corner Reflector

      • C. O. Alley, P. L. Bender
      Pages 86-90
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AGU American Geophysical Union BIH Bureau International de l'Heure FAGS Federation of Astronomical and Geophysical Services lAG International Association of Geodesy IAU International Astronomical Union ICSU International Council of Scientific Unions ILS International Latitude Service IPMS International Polar Motion Service International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics IUGG PZT Photographic Zenith Tube UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization INTRODUCTION The hypothesis of continental drift has become of increasing interest to geophysicists in recent years. The IUGG Upper Mantle Committee has stated that the hypothesis of continental drift envisages horizontal displacements of the continents over th- sands of kilometers, and that it is a principal objective of the Upper Mantle Project to prove whether or not continental drift has occurred. The origin of the hypothesis may be traced to the close similarity in outlines of the coasts on the two sides of the Atlantic Ocean. The theory that the eastern and western hemispheres are drifting apart was expounded in particular by A. Wegener. Modern geophysical theories seek to explain paleomagnetic observations by - suming that two things have occurred in the past: (a) large-scale polar wandering, and (b) continental drift. A direct confirmation of drift, if it exists, is greatly desired. Attempts have been made to prove that continental drift has occurred from - served changes in latitude and longitude. It was thought by some, in fact, that such changes had been detected.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Marquette University, USA

    Wm. Markowitz

  • Paris Observatory, France

    B. Guinot

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Continental Drift, Secular Motion of the Pole, and Rotation of the Earth

  • Editors: Wm. Markowitz, B. Guinot

  • Series Title: International Astronomical Union Symposia

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3281-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1968

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0129-9Due: 31 July 1970

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-3283-4Published: 21 April 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-3281-0Published: 11 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1743-9213

  • Series E-ISSN: 2352-2186

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 109

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Geophysics/Geodesy

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