Excerpt from Earthquakes Yet earthquakes are neither novel nor mysterious, but are among the most common and simplest of terrestrial phenomena; they have certainly recurred at frequent intervals throughout all geo logical time of which we have any record, and it is probable that now, not an hour, perhaps not a minute, passes, but more or less violent vibrations take place somewhere on the earth's surface. In later years, earthquakes have been carefully studied in many countries by geologists and physicists, and the ...
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Excerpt from Earthquakes Yet earthquakes are neither novel nor mysterious, but are among the most common and simplest of terrestrial phenomena; they have certainly recurred at frequent intervals throughout all geo logical time of which we have any record, and it is probable that now, not an hour, perhaps not a minute, passes, but more or less violent vibrations take place somewhere on the earth's surface. In later years, earthquakes have been carefully studied in many countries by geologists and physicists, and the conclusions reached have been so generally harmonious that there is now very little difference of opinion as to their cause, and the manner in which this cause operates. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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