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What is the name of the giant supercontinent described by Alfred Wegener?

Pangaea


What scientist had a hypothesis of the giant contenet Pangaea?

Alfred wegener


What was Alfred Wegener's big landmass called?

The giant protocontinent is referred to as Pangaea.


In Spellbound Alfred Hitchcock's movie set in an insane asylum who designed a dream sequence featuring floating giant eyeballs?

Salvador Dali


What has the author Horace Hart written?

Horace Hart has written: 'Rules for compositors and readers at the University Press Oxford' -- subject(s): Practical Printing, Printing, Style manuals, Typesetting 'Printing, American industrial giant' -- subject(s): Printing industry 'Hart's rules for compositors and readers at the University Press, Oxford' -- subject(s): Practical Printing, Style manuals, Typesetting 'On some types in use at the Oxford University Press' -- subject(s): Oxford University Press 'Bibliotheca typographica' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Bibliography of bibliographies, Book collecting, Book industries and trade, Printing


Why did Alfred Wegener name his super continent Pangaea?

Alfred Wegener named the supercontinent Pangaea because it means "all lands" in Greek. He believed that all continents were once connected as one giant landmass before breaking apart and moving to their current positions.


What did wegener call this giant land mass?

Alfred Wegener called the giant landmass "Pangaea," which means "all lands" in Greek. He proposed the theory of continental drift, suggesting that the continents were once connected as a single supercontinent before gradually drifting apart to their current positions.


What has medieval monks got to do with pen and ink?

Monks were mainly responsible for the manufacturing of books -- this is because there were no giant printing machines back in those days -- so they had to use pen and ink!!


What theory related to Pangaea is Alfred Wegener known for?

The Continental Drift Theory in 1912 Pangaea is believed to be a giant super-continent that existed before the continents drifted apart from each other.


What famous Roald Dahl book was turned down by many publishers?

"James and the Giant Peach" was turned down by many publishers before being eventually published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1961.


When did Alfred wegner get vindicated?

Alfred Wegner was vindicated because he through that all of Earth's continents were connected into one giant supercontinent called Pangaea and it was due to continental drift (shifting of plate tectonics via convection currents) that the continents started drifting apart to what we see today. Unfortunately, Wegner had no proof of this so people thought he was crazy.


When were pneumatic cylinders invented?

The first patent for the pneumatic cylinder was issued in 1940 in the US to Samuel Clegg and Jacob Selvan. Alfred Beach was given a patent in 1865 for a pneumatic subway train using a giant pneumatic tube.