Elementary Seismology

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"Elementary Seismology" is a foundational textbook on the principles and methods of studying earthquakes and seismic waves, authored by pioneering seismologist Charles Francis Richter.

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instanceOf book
seismology textbook
textbook
associatedWith California Institute of Technology
author Charles Francis Richter
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs foundational textbook in seismology
educationalLevel early graduate level
university undergraduate
field seismology
focusesOn methods of studying earthquakes
methods of studying seismic waves
principles of seismology
genre academic textbook
scientific literature
hasAcademicDiscipline earth sciences
geophysics
hasAuthorCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
hasAuthorNotability developer of the Richter magnitude scale
hasAuthorOccupation seismologist
hasNotableConcept earthquake location methods
measurement of earthquake magnitude
seismic data interpretation
seismic wave propagation
seismograph instrumentation
influenced education in earthquake science
later seismology textbooks
intendedAudience earth science researchers
students of geophysics
students of seismology
language English
subject earthquakes
seismic waves
topic basic seismological theory
earthquake magnitude
earthquake recording
practical seismological methods
seismic networks
seismic wave types
usedFor reference in earthquake research
teaching introductory seismology

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