Proposed by names the scientist credited with first putting forward an earth science concept. Wikipedia calls Alfred Wegener "the originator of the continental drift hypothesis," even though his idea was rejected by most geologists during his own lifetime. This dimension connects a concept back to the person whose thinking first produced it.
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Field of StudyGeology is a branch of natural science concerned with the Earth and other astronomical bodies, the rocks of which they are composed, and the processes by which they change over time. 1 Proposer
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1. Geology (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationGeology, lead paragraph, opening sentence (concept-discipline bucket)Quote, Geology, lead paragraph, opening sentence (concept-discipline bucket)
Geology is a branch of natural science concerned with the Earth and other astronomical bodies, the rocks of which they are composed, and the processes by which they change over time.
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