Encyclopedia of earthquakes and volcanoes.
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TextSeries: Facts on File science library: Publisher: New York : Facts on File, ©2007Edition: 3rd ed. / Alexander E. Gates and David RitchieDescription: xvi, 346 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cmISBN: 0816063028; 9780816063024; 0816071209; 9780816071203Other title: Earthquakes and volcanoesSubject(s): Earthquakes -- Encyclopedias | Volcanoes -- EncyclopediasDDC classification: 551.203 LOC classification: QE521 | .R58 2007| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-315) and index.
Preface: Essay on plate tectonics -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Entries A-Z -- Appendix A: Chronology of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions -- Appendix B: Eyewitness accounts of major eruptions and quakes -- Appendix C: Further reading and web sites --Appendix D: Deadliest earthquakes -- Appendix E: Deadliest volcanoes -- Appendix F: Highest magnitude earthquakes -- Appendix G: Frequency of occurrence of earthquakes -- Appendix H: Magnitude v. ground motion and energy.
Provides information on earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in various regions of the world, major quakes and eruptions throughout history, and geologic and scientific terms.
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