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A Re-cycled Hydroshere?

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I AGREE with much of Mr. Halfacree's views but wish to emphasize those points with which I differ, especially since Halfacree's point of departure is my concept of sea-floor spreading1. Some of the implications I envisage are quite at variance with his scheme.

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DIETZ, R. A Re-cycled Hydroshere?. Nature 202, 280–281 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/202280a0

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