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The Earthquake Observers : Disaster Science from Lisbon to Richter
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The Earthquake Observers : Disaster Science from Lisbon to Richter Hardcover - 2012

by Coen, Deborah R

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University of Chicago Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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  • Title The Earthquake Observers : Disaster Science from Lisbon to Richter
  • Author Coen, Deborah R
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First edition.
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 360
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL
  • Date 2012-12
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 21379695-75
  • ISBN 9780226111810 / 0226111814
  • Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 2.79 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Science/Technology Aspects
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
  • Library of Congress subjects Seismology - History, Earthquakes - Observations - History - 19th
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012015828
  • Dewey Decimal Code 551.209

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About the author

Deborah R. Coen is professor of history at Yale University. She is the author of Vienna in the Age of Uncertainty: Science, Liberalism, and Private Life, also published by the University of Chicago Press.