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Sarah Ellen Hargraves was Arthur Holmes' mother. Arthur Holmes was most known as an English geologist who lived from 1890 to 1965.

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Whose idea later assisted in the recognition of wegener's theory?

Arthur Holmes's idea of mantle convection helped provide a mechanism for plate tectonics, which later supported the recognition of Wegener's theory of continental drift. Holmes's work contributed to advancing the understanding of Earth's geology and the movement of continents.


How did Arthur Holmes contribute to Plate Tectonics?

Plate tectonic theory arose out of the hypothesis of continental drift proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1912[6] and expanded in his 1915 book The Origin of Continents and Oceans. He suggested that the present continents once formed a single land mass that drifted apart, thus releasing the continents from the Earth's core and likening them to "icebergs" of low density granite floating on a sea of denser basalt.[7][8] But without detailed evidence and a force sufficient to drive the movement, the theory was not generally accepted: the Earth might have a solid crust and a liquid core, but there seemed to be no way that portions of the crust could move around. Later science supported theories proposed by English geologist Arthur Holmes in 1920 that plate junctions might lie beneath the sea and Holmes' 1928 suggestion of convection currents within the mantle as the driving force.[3][9][10]


Who discovered the mantle?

The mantle was not discovered by a single individual, but its composition and properties were studied and understood through the work of multiple scientists over time. Scientists such as Alfred Wegener, Arthur Holmes, and Inge Lehmann made significant contributions to our understanding of the Earth's mantle.


What scientist first proposed that thermal connection in the mantle causes continental drift?

Alfred Wegener, a German meteorologist, proposed the theory of continental drift in 1912. He suggested that the thermal convection currents in the mantle were responsible for the movement of continents across the Earth's surface.


What period of time was evidence supporting continental drift?

The evidence supporting continental drift emerged in the early to mid-20th century, with key contributions from scientists like Alfred Wegener and Arthur Holmes. By the 1960s, advancements in technology, such as ocean floor mapping and paleomagnetism, provided further support for the theory.