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Excerpt from Scottish Geographical Magazine, 1899, Vol. 15
Now, the distance between Tokyo and Potsdam is 5110 miles measured along the chord, and 5560 miles measured along the arc. Assuming then that the origin of the earthquake was not very far distant from Tokyo, we find that certain tremors started by the earthquake must have travelled at a rate of 400 miles per minute, or nearly seven miles per second; that the vibrations which produced the maximum motion travelled at the rate of 110 miles per minute, or nearly two miles per second; while the most slowly moving disturbances attained an average speed of only 34 miles per minute, or fully half a mile per second.
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Now, the distance between Tokyo and Potsdam is 5110 miles measured along the chord, and 5560 miles measured along the arc. Assuming then that the origin of the earthquake was not very far distant from Tokyo, we find that certain tremors started by the earthquake must have travelled at a rate of 400 miles per minute, or nearly seven miles per second; that the vibrations which produced the maximum motion travelled at the rate of 110 miles per minute, or nearly two miles per second; while the most slowly moving disturbances attained an average speed of only 34 miles per minute, or fully half a mile per second.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This 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.
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Language - English
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Scottish Geographical Society
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ISBN - 9781330301784
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 4.0 cm
Page Count - 751
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Scottish Geographical Society
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ISBN - 9780267794126
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 4.0 cm
Page Count - 749
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