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ISBN electronic: 9780813759425. ISBN print: 0813770165. Publication date: January 01, 1962. The 24 papers in this volume, written in honor of A.F. Buddington, cover a wide range of topics and geographic areas. H.H. Hesss History of Ocean Basins perhaps the most famous paper in the volume, introduces the concept of seafloor spreading. ‹ Prev.

The history of ocean basins. H. H. Hess. Published1962. Environmental Science, Geology. A mechanical load sensing arrangement is disposed at the buoy tow point and is coupled to the tow cable. This load sensing arrangement is mechanically displaced proportional to tensile loading of the cable. A mechanical stabilizer fin attitude control

His report, History of Ocean Basins, was formally published in 1962 and for some time was the single most referenced work in solid-earth geophysics. Hess also contributed significantly to his university, where he became head of the Princeton geology department, and was an important member of the national scientific community.