As scientists we are interested in new developments which may have future significance for us. The discovery of new lands in Antarctica and the presence of a shallow submerged shelf in the Arctic regions suggest potential new stores of natural resources. The apparent shifting of the north magnetic pole 200 miles in the last 50 years may indicate important readjustments within the heavier constituents of the earth’s interior. The extreme variations in high-altitude temperatures recorded in the V-2 rocket experiments may alter our concepts of conditions responsible for some of the great climatic changes of the past. And the substantial...
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