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Imperfection of elasticity in the Earth follows a law that forbids convection and continental drift.
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Jeffreys, H., and Crampin, S., Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. (in the press).
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JEFFREYS, H. Imperfections of Elasticity and Continental Drift. Nature 225, 1007–1008 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/2251007a0
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