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 Demember 1857, Volume 1 |
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Great Neapolitan Earthquake of 1857: The First Principles of Observational ... Robert Mallet No preview available - 2018 |
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angle of emergence Apennine Apennine limestone arch Auletta axis azimuth base Basilicata beds beneath blocks breccia brick buildings Calabria Calore Campanile centre of gravity church clays Coll cos² cretaceous Dalziel Brs deposits diagonal Diano direction of wave-path dislocation earthquake elevation end wall fall fallen feet per second fissures flank floor force fracture height hill inches inertia length less limestone masonry mass Melfi miles Monte Monte Acuto mortar mountain movement Naples north and south north to south observed oscillation overthrown overturned Padula Palazzo Palmieri parallel parallelopiped passing path Pertosa Photo Pl piano plane Polla produced projected quoin rock roof round Royal Society rubble Saponara Sarconi second semiphase seismic shock side walls Sketch slope steep stone strata subnormal wave summit surface Tanagro thick thrown tiles tower town transverse tufa valley Vallone velocity vibration Vincent Brooks wave transit wave-path whole