03181cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000280012624500420015426400510019630000470024733600260029433700260032033800360034650000310038250509370041350801980135052011840154853400450273265300160277785600430279399900190283660007UtSlPG20260610134400.0mcr n260607r2019||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a16008216  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQE1 aMilne, John,d1850-191310aEarthquakes and other earth movements 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2019  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2019-07-290 aIntroduction -- Seismometry -- Earthquake motion discussed theoretically -- Earthquake motion as deduced from experiment -- Earthquake motion as deduced from observation on earthquakes -- Effects produced by earthquakes upon buildings -- Effects produced upon buildings (continued) -- Effects of earthquakes on land -- Disturbances in the ocean -- Determination of earthquake origins -- The depth of an earthquake centrum -- Distribution of earthquakes in space and time -- Distribution of earthquakes in time (continued) -- Distribution of earthquakes in time (continued) -- Barometrical fluctuations and earthquakes; fluctuations in temperature and earthquakes -- Relation of seismic to volcanic phenomena -- The cause of earthquakes -- Prediction of earthquakes -- Earth tremors -- Earth pulsations -- Earth oscillations -- Appendix: List of the principal books, papers, periodicals, which are referred to in the preceding pages.  aProduced by deaurider, Robert Tonsing, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
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by The Internet Archive)  a"Earthquakes and Other Earth Movements" by John Milne is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book systematically explores various earth movements—including earthquakes, earth tremors, earth pulsations, and earth oscillations—focusing particularly on earthquakes as a significant geological phenomenon. Milne draws on extensive observations and experiments from his time in Japan, reflecting on the interconnected nature of these phenomena.  The opening of the book introduces the various types of earth movements that Milne intends to discuss, emphasizing the importance of earthquakes in the study of geology and their impact on human understanding of natural phenomena. He outlines the organization of the text, which will cover foundational concepts such as seismometry, earthquake motion, and the effects of earthquakes on land and structures, indicating a comprehensive approach to the topic. Milne also highlights the historical context of seismological study, acknowledging past contributions and the current gaps in understanding, which sets the stage for the scientific discourse that follows. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aEarthquakes40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60007  c100833d100833