The Expanding Earth

ContentsPreface Preface to the English Edition Chapter 1. Dirac's Hypothesis § 1. Is The Constant of Gravitation Really Constant? § 2. First Objection § 4. Third Objection § 5 . Fourth Objection § 6. Astrophysical Objections § 7. The Science of the Moon § 8. Geological Chronology Chapter 2. Expansion Cracks § 1. Rift Valleys § 2. The Oceanic Rifts § 3. Deep-Sea Trenches § 4. Relationship Between the Systems of Rifts and Trenches § 5. The Rills of the MoonChapter 3. The Origin of the Oceans § 1. Hypsography § 2. Continental Crustal Blocks § 3. Subsidence? § 4. Growth of The Continents? § 5. Shrinking of The Continents? § 6. Previous Attempts At A Solution §.7 Continental Drift? § 8. Expansion and Formation of Oceans § 9. The Growth of Land Areas § 10. The Earth As It Was Originally § 11. Palaeomagnetism § 12. When Did The Separation of Africa and South America Begin?Chapter 4. The Physics of The Earth-Moon System § 1. The Seismic Exploration of the Earth's Interior § 2. Quantitative Data About The Earth's Expansion § 3. Convection in The Earth's Mantle? § 4. The Rheology of The Earth's Interior § 5. Lunar Motion and Tidal Friction § 6. The Dirac Hypothesis and the Many-Body ProblemChapter 5. Volcanoes, Lunar Craters, and Folded Mountains § 1. Binge's Explanation of Volcanism § 2. Lunar Craters and Maria § 3. Folded Mountains Chapter 6. The Ice Ages § 1. Dirac's Hypothesis and the Solar Constant § 2. Climatic Conditions in The Carboniferous Era § 3. Submarine Tablemounts and Currents § 4. The Diluvium Appendix : Double Stars and the Formation of The PlanetsBibliography Sources of Illustrations Index