The following papers and reports provide useful information on
historical development of seismology, especially with respect to seismographs and stations. Some
of these files have been published in the attached CDs of the “International Handbook of
Earthquake and Engineering Seismology”,
edited by W.H.K. Lee, H. Kanamori, P.C.
Jennings, and C. Kisslinger, Academic Press, San Diego. Readers are referred to the two printed
volumes (Part A., 2002, and Part B, 2003) for more details.
British Association for the Advancement of Science -- Seismological
Investigations
The British Association for the Advancement of Science was
founded in 1831. The Committee on Seismological Investigation began writing reports in 1896 under
the leadership of John Milne. The early reports contain valuable information on instrument
development and earthquakes.
Schweitzer2003.pdf: This file contains "Early German contributions to modern seismology", which is Part A of the German National Report, written by J. Schweitzer (published in Chapter 79.24 of the International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology).
Udias2002.pdf: This file contains "The Jesuit contribution to seismology" written by A. Udias and W. Stauder (published in Chapter 3 of the International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology).
Utsu2003.pdf: This file contains "Historical development of seismology in Japan", which is Part 2 of the Centennial Report of Japan, written by T. Utsu (published in Chapter 79.33 of the International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology).
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