Great Neapolitan Earthquake of 1857: The First Principles of Observational Seismology as Developed in the Report to the Royal Society of London of the Expedition Made by Command of the Society Into the Interior of the Kingdom of Naples, to Investigate the Circumstances of the Great Earthquake of December 1857, Volume 1Chapman, 1862 - 431 pages |
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angle of emergence Apennine Apennine limestone arch Auletta axis azimuth base Basilicata beds beneath breccia brick buildings Calabria calcareous Campanile centre of gravity church clays Coll cosē cretaceous Dalziel Brs deposits diagonal Diano dislocation earthquake east elastic elevation end wall fall fallen feet per second fissures flank floor force fracture height hill horizontal inches inertia less limestone marl masonry mass Melfi miles Monte Monte Acuto mortar mountain movement Naples north and south north to south observed oscillation overthrown overturned Padula Palazzo Palmieri parallelopiped passing path Pertosa Photo Pl Photog piano plane Polla produced projected quoin rock roof round Royal Society rubble Saponara Sarconi second semiphase seismic side walls Sketch slope steep stone subnormal wave summit surface Tanagro thick thrown tower town transverse tufa valley Vallone velocity vibration Vincent Brooks wave transit wave-path whole