A source of profound influence and controversy, this landmark 1915 work explains various phenomena of historical geology, geomorphy, paleontology, paleoclimatology, and similar areas in terms of continental drift. 64 illustrations. 1966 edition.

1 Historical Introduction
2 The Nature of the Drift Theory and Its Relationship to Hitherto Prevalent Accounts of Changes in the Earth's Surface Configuration in Geological Times
3 Geodetic Arguments
4 Geophysical Arguments
5 Geological Arguments
6 Palæontological and Biological Arguments
7 Palæoclimatic Arguments
8 Fundamentals of Continental Drift and Polar Wandering
9 The Displacement Forces
10 Supplementary Observations on the Sialsphere
11 Supplementary Observations on the Ocean Floor
Appendix
References
Index

Alfred Wegener (1880-1930) was a German scientist, geophysicist and meteorologist. He is most notable for his 1912 theory of continental drift, which was not accepted until the 1950s, when numerous discoveries such as paleomagnetism confirmed his hypothesis.