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Music of the Earth: Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Other Geological Wonders

Book by Ron L. Morton; Plenum Press, 1996

Subjects:

Earth Sciences--Popular Works

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...MUSIC OF THE EARTH Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Other Geological Wonders MUSIC OF THE EARTH Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Other Geological Wonders...Music of the earth : volcanoes, earthquakes, and other geological wonders...
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The Works of Voltaire: A Contemporary Version [The Lisbon Earthquake and Other Poems] - Vol. 36

Book by William F. Fleming, Voltaire; E. R. DuMont, 1901

Collections: Philosophy, Literature, Entire Library

...power which could create The universe and fix the laws of fate, Could not have found for man a proper place, But earthquakes must destroy the human race ? Will you thus limit the eternal mind? Should not our God to mercy be inclined? Cannot...
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Restless Genius: Robert Hooke and His Earthly Thoughts

Book by Ellen Tan Drake; Oxford University Press, 1996

Subjects:

Earthquakes, Geologists--England--Biography, Hooke, Robert--1635-1703, Hooke, Robert--1635-1703--Contributions In Geology, Hooke, Robert--1635-1703--Influence, Volcanism

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This book interprets Robert Hooke's Lectures and Discourses of Earthquakes, and Subterraneous Eruptions (1667-1694). Hooke's hypotheses concerning the origin of terrestrial features were of major importance to the development of geology. The volume consists of the original text of the Discourses ...
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This book interprets Robert Hooke's Lectures and Discourses of Earthquakes, and Subterraneous Eruptions (1667-1694). Hooke's hypotheses concerning the origin of terrestrial features were of major importance to the development of geology. The volume consists of the original text of the Discourses transposed into modern type and paired with explanatory annotations; a brief up-to-date biography of Hooke, with emphasis on his geological contributions; and a comparison of selected passages from James Hutton, to show the transmission of ideas and Hooke's influence on later geologists.
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At Risk: Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability, and Disasters

Book by Ben Wisner, Piers Blaikie, Terry Cannon, Ian Davis; Routledge, 2003

Subjects:

Natural Disasters

Collections: Entire Library

The term 'natural disaster' is often used to refer to natural events such as earthquakes, hurricanes or floods. However, the phrase 'natural disaster' suggests an uncritical acceptance of a deeply engrained ideological and cultural myth. At Risk questions this myth and argues that extreme natural ...
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The term 'natural disaster' is often used to refer to natural events such as earthquakes, hurricanes or floods. However, the phrase 'natural disaster' suggests an uncritical acceptance of a deeply engrained ideological and cultural myth. At Risk questions this myth and argues that extreme natural events are not disasters until a vulnerable group of people is exposed.The updated new edition confronts a further ten years of ever more expensive and deadly disasters and discusses disaster not as an aberration, but as a signal failure of mainstream 'development'. Two analytical models are provided as tools for understanding vulnerability. One links remote and distant 'root causes' to 'unsafe conditions' in a 'progression of vulnerability'. The other uses the concepts of 'access' and 'livelihood' to understand why some households are more vulnerable than others.Examining key natural events and incorporating strategies to create a safer world, this revised edition is an important resource for those involved in the fields of environment and development studies.
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The Age of Justinian: The Circumstances of Imperial Power

Book by J. A.S. Evans; Routledge, 2000

Subjects:

Byzantine Empire--History--Justinian I, 527-565, Greece--History--323-1453

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

The Age of Justinian examines the reign of the great emperor Justinian (527-565) and his wife Theodora, who advanced from the theatre to the throne. Here we find chronicled the origins of the split between East and West, the results of which are still with us. The book looks at the social structure ...
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The Age of Justinian examines the reign of the great emperor Justinian (527-565) and his wife Theodora, who advanced from the theatre to the throne. Here we find chronicled the origins of the split between East and West, the results of which are still with us. The book looks at the social structure of sixth-century Byzantium, and the neighbours that surrounded the empire. It also deals with Justinian's wars, which restored Italy, Africa and a part of Spain to the empire.
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Earthquake

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...shaking movement of the earths surface. Most earthquakes are minor tremors. Larger earthquakes usually begin with slight tremors but rapidly...scale and the Mercalli scale. Causes of Earthquakes Most earthquakes are causally related to...
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Seismology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...je, sis , scientific study of earthquakes and related phenomena, including...required to pinpoint the location of earthquakes in remote regions. Although seismographs...first to make scientific studies of earthquakes. By analyzing seismic data from...
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Richter Scale

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...magnitude and the distance from the seismograph to the earthquakes epicenter. Numbers for the Richter scale range from 0...cause damage to buildings and other structures; severe earthquakes have magnitudes greater than 7. The famous San Francisco...
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Parkfield

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...From 1857 to 1966 six magnitude 6 earthquakes occurred along the San Andreas fault near Parkfield. Because the earthquakes occurred at average intervals of...in hopes of learning more about earthquakes and how to predict them. Since...
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Wave , in the Earth Sciences

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...on a larger scale, by submarine earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides. In...displacements such as landslides and earthquakes can produce high energy waves of...in the earth by the movements of earthquakes or explosions. Depending on the...

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