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Department of History and Philosophy of Science

 

Fridays at 2pm in Seminar Room 1.

Organised by Miguel Ohnesorge (mo459) and Cristian Larroulet Philippi (cl792).

Lent Term 2024

9 February

Deborah Coen: 'Introduction' and chapter 4 'The Tongues of Seismology: Switzerland, 1855–1912' from The Earthquake Observers: Disaster Science from Lisbon to Richter.

16 February

Deborah Coen: chapter 10 'A True Measure of Violence: California, 1906–1935' from The Earthquake Observers: Disaster Science from Lisbon to Richter.

23 February

Charles F. Richter: 'An instrumental earthquake magnitude scale'. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 1935; 25 (1): 1–32.

1 March

Teru Miyake (2017). 'Magnitude, moment, and measurement: The seismic mechanism controversy and its resolution'. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science.

8 March

Wald et al (2011). 'USGS "Did You Feel It?" Internet-based macroseismic intensity maps'. Annals of Geophysics 54, 6. Special Section: Citizen Empowered Seismology.

Hough, S.E., and S.S. Martin (2021). 'Which Earthquake Accounts Matter?' Seismological Research Letters 92, 1069–1084.

Optional:
Hough, S.E. (2000). 'On the Scientific Value of "Unscientific" Data'. Seismological Research Letters 71, 5.