Earthquakes and Volcanoes

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Excerpt from Earthquakes and Volcanoes: Their History, Phenomena and Probable CausesEarthquake phenomena - The earth-wave - Difi'erent rates of propagation Direction of shock - The twisting effect - Extent of undulations - Speed of the earth-wave~ - The great sea-wave - Duration of shock - Formation of fissures Emanations from them Reading of mountains - Landslips Ingulfings - Subsidences and elevations - Effects on buildings and trees Extent of surface agitated - Spots exempt from shocks - Underground noises - Atmospheric phenomena - Electricity - Magnetism - Effects on men and animals - Seasons of earthquakes - Their relation to the moon's motions Local distribution of Earthquakes - Countries most exempt - Countries most a¿'ected, .About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.