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Front Matter....Pages 1-11
Scope and History of Seismology....Pages 13-28
Seismographs....Pages 29-60
Seismic Waves....Pages 61-103
Source Parameters and Their Determination....Pages 105-135
Earthquake Statistics and Earthquake Geography....Pages 137-167
Earthquake Mechanism....Pages 169-202
Internal Structure of the Earth....Pages 203-243
Methods to Improve Seismological Observations....Pages 245-275
Model Seismology....Pages 277-290
Prediction and Artificial Release of Earthquakes....Pages 291-326
Nuclear Tests and Other Explosions....Pages 327-362
Planetary Seismology....Pages 363-380
Seismological Education and Practice....Pages 381-394
Back Matter....Pages 395-428
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