ɪt wʌz æt ðɪs tˈaɪm ðæt kˈɛɹi ɹˈiːd ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ tɹænslˈeɪʃən ʌv vˈeɪɡənɚz ðɪ ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn ʌv kˈɑːntɪnənts ænd ˈoʊʃənz, ðə bˈʊk lˈɑːɹdʒli ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɔːɹ ˌɪntɹədˈuːsɪŋ ðə kˈɑːnsɛpt ʌv kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl dɹˈɪft tʊ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃspˈiːkɪŋ ˌækədˈɛmɪks.
It was at this time that Carey read the 1924 translation of Wegener's The Origin of Continents and Oceans, the book largely responsible for introducing the concept of continental drift to English-speaking academics.