Seismology : our violent earth /
Baxter, Roberta,
Seismology : our violent earth / by Roberta Baxter. - Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits. - History of science .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Chapter one. A tale of two quakes -- chapter two. Early seismic theories -- chapter three. Renaissance science tackles earthquakes -- chapter four. Waves and faults -- chapter five. How are faults and earthquakes related? -- chapter six. Magnitude and intensity -- chapter seven. Continental drift -- chapter eight. Plate tectonics -- chapter nine. Other consequences of earthquakes -- chapter ten. An evolving science.
This title presents the history of seismology. Text details how early theories led to our modern understanding of the forces behind earthquakes and volcanoes. It also puts a spotlight on the brilliant scientists who made these advances possible.
9781629691350
Seismology--History.
Electronic Books.
QE534 / .S457 2015
Seismology : our violent earth / by Roberta Baxter. - Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits. - History of science .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Chapter one. A tale of two quakes -- chapter two. Early seismic theories -- chapter three. Renaissance science tackles earthquakes -- chapter four. Waves and faults -- chapter five. How are faults and earthquakes related? -- chapter six. Magnitude and intensity -- chapter seven. Continental drift -- chapter eight. Plate tectonics -- chapter nine. Other consequences of earthquakes -- chapter ten. An evolving science.
This title presents the history of seismology. Text details how early theories led to our modern understanding of the forces behind earthquakes and volcanoes. It also puts a spotlight on the brilliant scientists who made these advances possible.
9781629691350
Seismology--History.
Electronic Books.
QE534 / .S457 2015