The Earth's Shifting Crust by Charles Hapgood - wire of information

CAMPBELL'S MECHANISM 361
being pushed. There are, of course, two wedges, one on each
side of the globe.
The bursting stress is the product of the tangential effect
of the icecap by the ratio of the gradient of the bulge:
(1) Thickness of bulge (wedge) at its butt end nn 6.67 miles.
(2) Ratio of travel to lift, of bulge wedge = 6, 152: 6.67
(3) Stress, on cross section of the lithosphere (taken as
40 miles thick) = 7.5 X 1Ql2 X 6,152
= 34588 X
1Ql5 short tons.
_ 34588 X io15 ~
7 = 5
3-5 X io7 99> 894 short tons per sq. mi.
6.67 X 2
Approximately 1,700 Ibs. per sq. in.
6. Notes of a Conference with Einstein
In January, 1955, Mr. Campbell and I had the privilege of
a conference with Einstein at which a number of important
questions relating to the theory were discussed. Subsequently,
I prepared the following statement, which I submitted to
him for his approval. He approved it as an accurate report of
our discussion, but he desired that it should not be inter-
preted as an official endorsement on his part of Mr. Campbell's
calculations in detail, which he had had insufficient
opportunity to study. Those present at the meeting included
Dr. Einstein, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Mary G. Grand, and myself.
After the introductory remarks, Mr. Hapgood explained
to Dr. Einstein that while, in the development of the theory,
he had himself been concerned mainly with the field evi-
dence in geology and paleontology, Mr. Campbell had con-
tributed the basic concepts in mechanics and geophysics.
Mr. Hapgood explained further that Mr. Campbell's cal-
culations had now advanced to a point where he felt that a
consultation was necessary. The principal question was