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100 Greatest Discoveries: Sea Floor Spreading

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One of the dynamic principles of geology is explained with Harry Hess' discovery that the sea floor was spreading and the concept of subduction. Learn more about sea floor spreading on The Science Channel's "100 Greatest Discoveries."

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