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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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Stratigraphy is a branch of geology concerned with the study of rock layers (strata) and layering (stratification). 1
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1. Stratigraphy (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationStratigraphy, lead section (concept-discipline bucket)
Quote, Stratigraphy, lead section (concept-discipline bucket)
Stratigraphy is a branch of geology concerned with the study of rock layers (strata) and layering (stratification).
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