Abstract: Previous articleNext article FreeThe Strength of the Earth's CrustJoseph BarrellJoseph BarrellPDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmailPrint SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Journal of Geology Volume 22, Number 7Oct. - Nov., 1914 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/622181 Views: 809Total views on this site Citations: 82Citations are reported from Crossref PDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Lawrence Cathles, Willy Fjeldskar, Adrian Lenardic, Barbara Romanowicz, Johnny Seales, Mark Richards Influence of the asthenosphere on earth dynamics and evolution, Scientific Reports 13, no.11 (Aug 2023).https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39973-yV. Levin, S. Lebedev, J. Fullea, Y. Li, X. 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