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Continental Drift (Britannica)

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Encyclopaedia Britannica article on continental drift, the hypothesis Alfred Wegener introduced in 1912.

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Publisher
Encyclopaedia Britannica
URL
https://www.britannica.com/science/continental-drift-geology
Source Type
encyclopedia
Reliability Tier
1
General encyclopedia with editorial review; standard tertiary reference.
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Continental Drift (Britannica)
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Claims Backed By This Source (8 claims)

This source backs 8 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.
  • Theories, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.

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1

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