- Matthews , Drummond Hoyle
- (1931–1997) British geologist.See Vine, Frederick.
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Matthews , Drummond Hoyle
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Matthews, Drummond Hoyle — ▪ 1998 British geophysicist whose work, with student Fred Vine, led to the discovery that magnetic stripes on the sides of ridges on the ocean floor were the result of sea floor spreading; the finding was critical to the theory of plate… … Universalium
Drummond Hoyle Matthews — (* 5. Februar 1931; † 20. Juli 1997) war ein britischer Meeres Geologe und Geophysiker, der entscheidende Beiträge für die Theorie der Plattentektonik geliefert hat. Seine Untersuchungen zeigten – ebenso wie die des Briten Frederick Vine und des… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Drummond Matthews — Drummond Hoyle Matthews FRS[1] (5 February 1931 – 20 July 1997) was a British marine geologist and geophysicist and a key contributor to the theory of plate tectonics. His work, along with that of fellow Briton Fred Vine and Canadian Lawrence… … Wikipedia
Drummond Matthews — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Drummond Hoyle Matthews (5 de febrero de 1931 – 20 de julio de 1997) fue un geólogo marino y geofísico británico cuyas contribuciones fueron claves para la teoría de las placas tectónicas. Su trabajo, junto con el de … Wikipedia Español
Vine–Matthews–Morley hypothesis — The Vine–Matthews–Morley hypothesis, also known as the Morley–Vine–Matthews hypothesis was the first key scientific test of the seafloor spreading theory of continental drift and Plate tectonics. Geophysicist Frederick John Vine and the Canadian… … Wikipedia
Morley-Vine-Matthews hypothesis — The Morley Vine Matthews hypothesis , also known as the Vine Matthews Morley hypothesis was the first key scientific test of the seafloor spreading theory of continental drift. Geophysicists Frederick John Vine and Lawrence W. Morley… … Wikipedia
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Divergent boundary — In plate tectonics, a divergent boundary or divergent plate boundary (also known as a constructive boundary or an extensional boundary) is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other. Divergent… … Wikipedia
Vine , Frederick John — (1939–1988) British geologist Vine was educated at Cambridge University. After a period in America teaching at Princeton University (1965–70) he returned to Britain becoming reader (1970) and professor of environmental science (1974) at the… … Scientists
