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This knowledge rests not only on the recordings of seismographs, but also on the observations of eyewitnesses to destruction. During the nineteenth century, a scientific description of an earthquake was built of stories - stories from as many people in as many situations as possible. Sometimes their stories told of fear and devastation, sometimes of wonder and excitement. Coen acquaints readers not only with the century's most eloquent seismic commentators, including Alexander von Humboldt, Charles Darwin, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, Karl Kraus, Ernst Mach, John Muir, and William James, but also with countless other citizen-observers, many of whom were women.
Coen explains how observing networks transformed an instant of panic and confusion into a field for scientific research, turning earthquakes into natural experiments at the nexus of the physical and human sciences. Seismology abandoned this project of citizen science with the introduction of the Richter Scale in the s, only to revive it in the twenty-first century in the face of new hazards and uncertainties.
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Review quote Nature "Crowd-sourced science has rarely been so thrilling. Coen reveals, the rumbustious history of seismology began with roving scientists gathering locals' accounts of shocks, shudders and thumps. Luminaries from Charles Darwin to Alexander von Humboldt reported, too; Charles Dickens likened a quake to a great beast 'shaking itself and trying to rise.
Just who are these 'observers': In answering this question, Deborah Coen offers a wealth of information in a book that reads with the appeal of fiction. California - ", she spins a compelling yarn of how nineteenth- and early twentieth-century scientists gathered accounts by observers of seismic events that could furnish quantifiable information. Beroza, Science "The book is well written, the documentation meticulous, and the depth of research impressive.
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At many points in the narrative, I marveled at the extent of the relevant material Coen has unearthed Highly recommended for both library and private purchase. History of Earth Sciences. You may purchase this title at these fine bookstores. Outside the USA, see our international sales information. University of Chicago Press: About Contact News Giving to the Press.
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This knowledge rests not only on the recordings of seismographs but also on the observations of eyewitnesses to destruction. During the nineteenth century, a scientific description of an earthquake was built of stories—stories from as many people in as many situations as possible.
Sometimes their stories told of fear and devastation, sometimes of wonder and excitement.
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Coen explains how observing networks transformed an instant of panic and confusion into a field for scientific research, turning earthquakes into natural experiments at the nexus of the physical and human sciences. Seismology abandoned this project of citizen science with the introduction of the Richter Scale in the s, only to revive it in the twenty-first century in the face of new hazards and uncertainties. The Earthquake Observers tells the history of this interrupted dialogue between scientists and citizens about living with environmental risk.
In answering this question, Deborah Coen offers a wealth of information in a book that reads with the appeal of fiction.
The Earthquake Observers : Disaster Science from Lisbon to Richter
At many points in the narrative, I marveled at the extent of the relevant material Coen has unearthed. Chester, University of Liverpool Environment and History. Highly recommended for both library and private purchase. Deborah Coen is to be congratulated for producing a first class introduction to a much-neglected theme within the history of earthquake science which should appeal, not only to seismologists, but also to historians of science and the hazard research community more generally. This is a successful volume by a highly talented academic writer.
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