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Seismology : our violent earth / by Roberta Baxter.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, (c)2015.Description: 1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraitsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781629691350
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • QE534 .S457 2015
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
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.
Subject: 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.
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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction QE534.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available ocn911497681

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.

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