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Arthur Holmes first published the hypothesis of the spreading ocean floor in 1931, a fact not generally realized. In addition, many other well-known hypotheses antedate publication by their ‘inventors’ by periods of time ranging from several years to more than 100 years.
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A. A. Meyerhoff (1968) studied this question.
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