The earthquake observers disaster science from Lisbon to Richter

The earthquake observers : disaster science from Lisbon to Richter / Deborah R. Coen.

Author/creator	Coen, Deborah R.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2013, ©2013.
Description	348 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Seismology--History. Earthquakes--Observations --History --19th century.

Contents	The human seismograph -- The planet in the village: Comrie, Scotland, 1788-1897 -- News of the apocalypse -- The tongues of seismology: Switzerland, 1855-1912 -- Geographies of hazard -- The moment of danger -- Fault lines and borderlands: imperial Austria, 1880-1914 -- What is the earth? -- The youngest land: California, 1853-1906 -- A true measure of violence: California, 1906-1935.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-343) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012015828
ISBN	9780226111810 (cloth : alkaline paper)
ISBN	0226111814 (paperback : alkaline paper)

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