by Bruce Bolt
2006 Centennial Update
Fifth Edition ©2006
ISBN-10: 0-7167-7548-4 ISBN-13: 978-0-7167-7548-5 Paper Text, 320 pages See available formats »
• Shows how scientific analysis of earthquakes is used to prepare for, and lessen the impact of, future quakes• Richly illustrated with graphs, diagrams, and photographs• The September 11 World Trade Center collapse and the Kursk submarine explosion in 2001 are studied as examples of forensic seismology• New “Applied Seismology” boxes contain exercises that urge students to reach their own conclusions about a set of data and also provide web references for guidance and as a jumping-off point for doing further research about a topic• Web site at www.whfreeman.com/earthquakes provides links to a variety of informative earthquake sites. Students will be provided with a timeline of links to past accounts of earthquakes as well as information on earthquakes as they occur.
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