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100 1 _aGates, Alexander E.,
_d1957-
245 1 0 _aEncyclopedia of earthquakes and volcanoes.
_cAlexander E. Gates and David Ritchie.
246 3 0 _aEarthquakes and volcanoes
250 _a3rd ed. /
264 _aNew York :
_bFacts on File,
_c©2007.
300 _axvi, 346 p. :
_bill., maps ;
_c29 cm.
440 0 _aFacts on File science library
500 _aRitchie's name appears first on the previous ed.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 313-315) and index.
505 0 _aPreface: Essay on plate tectonics -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Entries A-Z -- Appendix A: Chronology of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions -- Appendix B: Eyewitness accounts of major eruptions and quakes -- Appendix C: Further reading and web sites --Appendix D: Deadliest earthquakes -- Appendix E: Deadliest volcanoes -- Appendix F: Highest magnitude earthquakes -- Appendix G: Frequency of occurrence of earthquakes -- Appendix H: Magnitude v. ground motion and energy.
520 _aProvides information on earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in various regions of the world, major quakes and eruptions throughout history, and geologic and scientific terms.
650 0 _aEarthquakes
_vEncyclopedias.
650 0 _aVolcanoes
_vEncyclopedias.
700 1 _aRitchie, David,
_d1952 September 18-
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