{"product_id":"seismology-paperback-9781108070294","title":"Seismology (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108070294","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSeismology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn illustrated 1898 work on the nature and causes of earthquakes, and the applications of this knowledge to construction.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Milne (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108070294, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 May 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e342 pages, 53 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.9 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhile living in Japan, John Milne (1850–1913) sought to study the 1880 Yokohama earthquake, soon realising that scientists lacked the proper tools. Aided by colleagues, he went on to develop the necessary instrumentation, and by 1896 he had built the first seismograph capable of recording major earthquakes in any part of the world. His textbook Earthquakes and Other Earth Movements (also reissued in this series) had appeared in 1886. In this follow-up work, published in 1898, Milne continues to discuss the nature of earthquakes, the methods and equipment needed to investigate them, and how to apply this knowledge to construction. He references the research, hypotheses and formulae of modern scientists, also noting in passing the suggestions made by earlier authors on the causes of seismic activity. The text is accompanied by many diagrams, especially of experimental apparatus, and several photographs illustrate damaged buildings and bridges.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Bradyseisms\u003cbr\u003e 2. Methods of measuring bradyseismical motion\u003cbr\u003e 3. Causes of earthquakes\u003cbr\u003e 4. Seismometry\u003cbr\u003e 5. The nature of earthquake motion\u003cbr\u003e 6. Velocity of earth waves\u003cbr\u003e 7. Seismic elements which are calculable\u003cbr\u003e 8. Earthquakes and construction\u003cbr\u003e 9. Earthquakes and construction (cont.)\u003cbr\u003e 10. The position, character, depth, and distribution of earthquake origins\u003cbr\u003e 11. Seismic frequency and periodicity\u003cbr\u003e 12. Seismic phenomena of a miscellaneous character\u003cbr\u003e 13. Slow changes in the vertical\u003cbr\u003e 14. The diurnal and semi-diurnal waves\u003cbr\u003e 15. Pulsations\u003cbr\u003e 16. Earth tremors\u003cbr\u003e 17. Movement's of the Earth's crust in relation to physical research and engineering\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Geology \u0026amp; the lithosphere [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geology \u0026amp; the lithosphere\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geology%20\u0026amp;%20the%20lithosphere%20%5BRBG%5D%22\"\u003eRBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266168639768,"sku":"9781108070294","price":35.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108070294i_859ebb1e-ba8f-4508-87f9-b6252e718d58.jpg?v=1696748781","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/seismology-paperback-9781108070294","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}