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If I Am Right, and I Know I Am : Inge Lehmann, the Woman Who Discovered Earth's Innermost Secret.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Strager, Hanne.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Seismology.
- Women scientists--Biography.
- Women scientists.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (233 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- LaVergne : Columbia University Press, 2025.
- New York : Columbia University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- If I Am Right, and I Know I Am provides a powerful portrait of the pioneering Danish scientist Inge Lehmann (1888-1993) while guiding readers through the fascinating history of earth science.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Prologue: The Love Letter
- 1. Cracks in the Foundation
- 2. I Must Get Out of Here
- 3. The Earth Trembles
- 4. The Greatest Wish in the World
- 5. Collapse
- 6. Moving the Continents
- 7. Emptiness
- 8. A New Beginning
- 9. Beneath the Surface
- 10. Shadow Zone
- 11. A Rocky Chair in Geophysics
- 12. Marie Tharp and the Seafloor
- 13. You Are One of Us
- 14. Farewell
- Epilogue: The Notebook
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index Generated by AI.
- Notes:
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- ISBN:
- 0-231-56238-1
- OCLC:
- 1532833796
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