Encyclopedia of earthquakes and volcanoes

For the 1994 first edition, journalist Ritche and geologist Gates had in mind lay readers who wanted to learn about volcanic eruptions and major earthquakes in the US and worldwide, and about some of the science that underlies them. For the revised edition, they retain the kind of information useful...

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Main Author: Ritchie, David, 1952-
Other Authors: Gates, Alexander E., 1957-
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Checkmark Books, [2001]
Physical Description: ix, 306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm.
Edition: New ed.
Series: Facts on File science library.
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505 0 0 |g Appendix A.  |t Chronology of Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions  |g 263 --  |g Appendix B.  |t Eyewitness Accounts of Major Eruptions and Quakes  |g 268. 
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