The Constitution of the Interior of the Earth, as Revealed by Earthquakes
- Kind
- Journal Article
- Date
- 1906
- Publisher
- Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society
- Volume / pages
- (1906), 62, 456.
- Retrieved
- Jun 9, 2012
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The Center of the Earth
Of all regions of the earth none invites speculation more than that which lies beneath our feet, and in none is speculation more dangerous; yet, apart from speculation, it is little that we can say regarding the constitution of the interior of the earth. We know, with sufficient accuracy for most purposes, its size…
The Seismograph is like the Spectroscope in Importance
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