Seismic Waves and Sources
Earthquakes come and go as they please, leaving behind them trails of destruc tion and casualties. Although their occurrence is little affected by what we do or think, it is the task of earth scientists to keep studying them from all possible angles until ways and means are found to divert, forecast, and eventually control them. In ancient times people were awestruck by singular geophysical events, which were attributed to supernatural powers. It was recognized only in 1760 that earthquakes originated within the earth. A hundred years later, first systematic attempts were made to apply physical principles to study them. During the next centu…
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Weitere Autoren: Singh, S. J.
- ISBN: 978-1-4612-5858-2
- EAN: 9781461258582
- Produktnummer: 15416312
- Verlag: Springer New York
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 1136 S.
- Masse: H23.3 cm x B15.1 cm x D6.6 cm 1'592 g
- Auflage: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 1592
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