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Mutes Earthquakes
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Author : Bill Manhire
language : en
Publisher: Victoria University Press
Release Date : 1997
Mutes Earthquakes written by Bill Manhire and has been published by Victoria University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Creative writing categories.
An anthology of writing from 70 writers who have been involved with the editor's writing course. Contributions are included from many of the most well-known contemporary writers, along with essays on creative writing, and Manhire's own introduction, exercises, and notes. Brief biographical notes are given for most of the writers.
Earthquakes
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Author : W R Matson
language : en
Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Release Date : 2016-08-01
Earthquakes written by W R Matson and has been published by Morgan & Claypool Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-01 with Science categories.
This book is an introduction to wave dynamics as they apply to earthquakes, among the scariest, most unpredictable, and deadliest natural phenomena on Earth. Since studying seismic activity is essentially a study of wave dynamics, this text starts with a discussion of types and representations, including wave-generation mechanics, superposition, and spectral analysis. Simple harmonic motion is used to analyze the mechanisms of wave propagation, and driven and damped systems are used to model the decay rates of various modal frequencies in different media. Direct correlation to earthquakes in California, Mexico, and Japan is used to illustrate key issues, and actual data from an event in California is presented and analyzed. Our Earth is a dynamic and changing planet, and seismic activity is the result. Hundreds of waves at different frequencies, modes, and amplitudes travel through a variety of different media, from solid rock to molten metals. Each media responds differently to each mode; consequently the result is an enormously complicated dynamic behavior. Earthquakes should serve well as a complimentary text for an upper-school course covering waves and wave mechanics, including sound and acoustics and basic geology. The mathematical requirement includes trigonometry and series summations, which should be accessible to most upper-school and college students. Animation, sound files, and videos help illustrate major topics.
Earthquakes
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Author : Michael Woods
language : en
Publisher: Lerner Books [UK]
Release Date : 2008
Earthquakes written by Michael Woods and has been published by Lerner Books [UK] this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
With dramatic images and first-hand survivor stories - plus the latest facts and figures - this series takes you up close with the world's most devastating disasters. Each book covers a disaster from both the scientific and human side, capturing the impact and emotion through primary source quotations and photographs.
When The Earth Roars
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Author : Gregory Smits
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2014-03-21
When The Earth Roars written by Gregory Smits and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-21 with History categories.
Japan, which is among the most earthquake-prone regions in the world, has a long history of responding to seismic disasters. However, despite advances in earthquake-related safety technologies, the destructiveness of the magnitude 9 class earthquake and tsunami that struck the country on 3/11 raised profound questions about how societies can deal effectively with seismic hazards. This important book places the devastating earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown disaster in historical perspective, examining conceptions of earthquakes since the seventeenth century, the diverse ways actual earthquakes and their aftermath played out, and their enduring social and scientific significance. By looking backward, Gregory Smits identifies future pitfalls to avoid and assesses the allocation of resources for dealing with future earthquake and tsunami disasters. He criticizes Japan’s postwar quest for earthquake prediction and the concept of “characteristic” earthquakes. Smits argues that earthquakes are so chaotic as to be unpredictable, not only geologically but also in their social and cultural effects. Therefore, he contends, the best hope for future disaster mitigation is antiseismic engineering and flexible disaster-relief capabilities. As the first sustained historical analysis of destructive earthquakes and tsunamis, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in Japan, natural disasters, seismology, and environmental history.
Earthquakes
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Author : Arnold Boscowitz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1890
Earthquakes written by Arnold Boscowitz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1890 with Earthquakes categories.
Earthquakes In Human History
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Author : Jelle Zeilinga de Boer
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2021-08-10
Earthquakes In Human History written by Jelle Zeilinga de Boer and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-10 with Nature categories.
On November 1, 1755--All Saints' Day--a massive earthquake struck Europe's Iberian Peninsula and destroyed the city of Lisbon. Churches collapsed upon thousands of worshippers celebrating the holy day. Earthquakes in Human History tells the story of that calamity and other epic earthquakes. The authors, Jelle Zeilinga de Boer and Donald Theodore Sanders, recapture the power of their previous book, Volcanoes in Human History. They vividly explain the geological processes responsible for earthquakes, and they describe how these events have had long-lasting aftereffects on human societies and cultures. Their accounts are enlivened with quotations from contemporary literature and from later reports. In the chaos following the Lisbon quake, government and church leaders vied for control. The Marquês de Pombal rose to power and became a virtual dictator. As a result, the Roman Catholic Jesuit Order lost much of its influence in Portugal. Voltaire wrote his satirical work Candide to refute the philosophy of "optimism," the belief that God had created a perfect world. And the 1755 earthquake sparked the search for a scientific understanding of natural disasters. Ranging from an examination of temblors mentioned in the Bible, to a richly detailed account of the 1906 catastrophe in San Francisco, to Japan's Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, to the Peruvian earthquake in 1970 (the Western Hemisphere's greatest natural disaster), this book is an unequaled testament to a natural phenomenon that can be not only terrifying but also threatening to humankind's fragile existence, always at risk because of destructive powers beyond our control.
Shattering Earthquakes
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Author : Louise Spilsbury
language : en
Publisher: Raintree
Release Date : 2012-06-15
Shattering Earthquakes written by Louise Spilsbury and has been published by Raintree this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Why do earthquakes happen? Who helps earthquake victims? How can people prepare for earthquakes? Read Shattering Earthquakes to answer these questions and more. Each book in the Awesome Forces of Nature series looks at what causes natural disasters to hap
Earthquakes And Other Earth Movements
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Author : John Milne
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-06-09
Earthquakes And Other Earth Movements written by John Milne and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-09 with Nature categories.
An 1886 study of the causes and effects of earthquakes by a leading nineteenth-century expert in seismology.
The Origin Of Earthquakes
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Author : CHARLES DAVISON
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1912
The Origin Of Earthquakes written by CHARLES DAVISON and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1912 with categories.
Doubtful Sounds
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Author : Bill Manhire
language : en
Publisher: Victoria University Press
Release Date : 2000
Doubtful Sounds written by Bill Manhire and has been published by Victoria University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with New Zealand categories.
Bill Manhire takes the books and poems he loves out of the pupil and lecture hall and returns them to their readers. In these pages unlikely people rub shoulders - Ralph Hotere and Philip Larkin, Sylivia Plath and James K. Baxter, Maurice Gee and Laura Ranger - Then along the way Manhire investigates why the world's best poems sound like dirty songs, tell outrageous lies, and thrive on their own mistakes. These essays and interviews will not tell you what to think, but they will probably inspire you to do your own thinking.