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A Study of Recent Earthquakes

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A Study of Recent Earthquakes

Charles Davison

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The ground is never as solid as it seems. Charles Davison examines the great earthquakes of his era, explaining their origins, their shocks, and what the shaking reveals about the earth beneath. Clear, illustrated science from the early days of seismology. Feel the planet move and learn why it does.

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161 chapters

  1. 1A STUDY OF RECENT EARTHQUAKES.
  2. 2CHARLES DAVISON, Sc.D., F.G.S.
  3. 3WITH 80 ILLUSTRATIONS
  4. 4London and Newcastle-on-Tyne: THE WALTER SCOTT PUBLISHING CO., LTD. 1905
  5. 5PREFACE.
  6. 6CONTENTS.
  7. 7LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  8. 8A STUDY OF RECENT EARTHQUAKES.
  9. 9CHAPTER I.
  10. 10INTRODUCTION.
  11. 11TERMS AND DEFINITIONS.
  12. 12ORIGIN OF EARTHQUAKES.
  13. 13FOOTNOTES:
  14. 14CHAPTER II.ToC
  15. 15THE NEAPOLITAN EARTHQUAKE OF DECEMBER 16TH, 1857.
  16. 16ISOSEISMAL LINES AND DISTURBED AREA.
  17. 17DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE EARTHQUAKE.
  18. 18GENERAL OBJECTS OF INVESTIGATION.

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