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Encyclopedia of earthquakes and volcanoes /Alexander E. Gates and David Ritchie..

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Checkmark Books, (c)2007.Edition: third editionDescription: xvi, 346 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780816071203
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QE521 .E539 2007
  • QE521
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Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Entries A-Z -- Appendix A. Chronology of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions -- Appendix B. Eyewitness accounts of major eruptions and quakes -- Appendix C. Further reading and Web sites -- Appendix D. The deadliest earthquakes -- Appendix E. The deadliest volcanoes -- Appendix F. The highest magnitude earthquakes -- Appendix G. The frequency of occurrence of earthquakes -- Appendix H. Magnitude volume ground motion and energy.
Subject: Provides information on earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in various regions of the world, major quakes and eruptions throughout history, and geologic and scientific terms.
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Ritchie's name appears first on the previous edition.

Preface : an essay on plate tectonics -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Entries A-Z -- Appendix A. Chronology of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions -- Appendix B. Eyewitness accounts of major eruptions and quakes -- Appendix C. Further reading and Web sites -- Appendix D. The deadliest earthquakes -- Appendix E. The deadliest volcanoes -- Appendix F. The highest magnitude earthquakes -- Appendix G. The frequency of occurrence of earthquakes -- Appendix H. Magnitude volume ground motion and energy.

Provides information on earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in various regions of the world, major quakes and eruptions throughout history, and geologic and scientific terms.

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