A Study of Recent Earthquakes

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davison, Charles, 1858-1940

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"A Study of Recent Earthquakes" by Charles Davison is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work provides detailed accounts of significant earthquakes that have occurred over the past fifty years, focusing on their scientific implications rather than merely their destructive effects. It aims to consolidate research and observations regarding various earthquakes to aid in understanding seismic phenomena. The opening of the work outlines Davison's intention to describe key earthquakes, selecting those that not only illustrate different investigative methods but also highlight interesting phenomena related to their occurrences. He references notable events such as the Neapolitan earthquake and those in Japan and India, each serving as examples of various types of seismic activity and the advances in seismological research that followed. The introduction sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the nature of earthquakes and their effects, making it clear that the author aims to present a thorough examination of these geological events to inform future scientific pursuits. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

I. Introduction

II. The Neapolitan earthquake of December 16th, 1857

III. The Ischian earthquakes of March 4th, 1881, and July 28th, 1883

IV. The Andalusian earthquake of December 25th, 1884

V. The Charleston earthquake of August 31st, 1886

VI. The Riviera earthquake of February 23rd, 1887

VII. The Japanese earthquake of October 28th, 1891

VIII. The Hereford earthquake of December 17th, 1896, and the Inverness earthquake of September 18th, 1901

IX. The Indian earthquake of June 12th, 1897

X. Conclusion.

Credits:

Produced by Jeannie Howse, Henry Craig and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 56.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Release date is 2008-04-12