Earthquakes (Record no. 36607)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01535nam a2200193 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780716733966 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 071673396X |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 551.22 |
| Item number | BOL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Bolt, Bruce A; |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Earthquakes |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 4th Edition. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York : |
| Name of publisher | W.H. Freeman, |
| Year of publication | ©1999. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xii, 366 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Included Glossary and Index |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | What we feel in an earthquake --<br/>Where earthquakes occur --<br/>Measuring earthquakes --<br/>Exploring inside the earth --<br/>Faults in the earth --<br/>The Causes of earthquakes --<br/>Earthquakes and plate tectonics --<br/>The Size of an earthquake --<br/>Volcanoes, tsunamis, and earthquakes --<br/>Events that precede and earthquake --<br/>Dangers from earthquakes --<br/>Reducing Earthquake risk --<br/>Appendixes --<br/>World earthquakes and seismicity rates --<br/>Important earthquakes of the United States and Canada --<br/>Abridged modified Mercalli Intensity Scale --<br/>Geologic time scale --<br/>How to determine fault planes from first motions --<br/>Sample calculations of magnitudes, moment, and energy of an earthquake --<br/>Elements of wave motion --<br/>Propogation of elastic waves. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | This text on earthquakes provides an explanation behind these deadly and destructive events, from geological faults to intensity patterns, side effects and protection of people and property. The fourth edition includes descriptions of earthquakes in highly-populated areas such as Kobe, Japan. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Earthquakes. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Reference Books |
| Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 20/03/2001 | Purchased | 3442.50 | 551.22 BOL | 005607 | Reference Books |