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Subject: Re: Book Review, Please
From: "Jim ODonnell" geophysics@..........
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:39:01 GMT
Well- Richter's book has been the Bible for a long time but I prefer to =
read Bruce Bolt's books/articles, although he was an applied mathematici=
an he indeed knew how to write plain english & not hide behind an equati=
on....Jim
Jim O'Donnell- Geophysical Consultant/Contractor
Geotechnical/Geothermal/Oil & Gas/Mining Applications
Seismic Surveys- Surface Waves, Refraction, & Reflection
Ground Penetrating Radar, Resistivity, Magnetic, & VLF-EM Surveys
Geophysics@.......... 702.293.5664 702.281.9081 cell =
Boulder City, NV
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From: "GPayton"
To: "PSN Network List"
Subject: Book Review, Please
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:16:08 -0500
Gentlemen: I would like your advice, Please. In the past, I have bough=
t books on EQ's and Seismology which ended up full of technical terms an=
d formulas --WAY over my head. I am "thinking" about C. F. Richter's 19=
58 book Elementary Seismology. http://www.amazon.com/Elementary-Seismol=
ogy-Geology-Charles-Richter/dp/0716702118/ref=3Dsr_1_1?ie=3DUTF8&s=3Dboo=
ks&qid=3D1253292904&sr=3D8-1 It has changed prices from $60 to $65 (used=
) within the last week. I do not want to spend that kind of money if it=
was another book like the others. I don't want book written for a grad=
e school child, but I do not have the education for the technical books,=
I am sorry to say. Anyone familiar with Richter's book or its contents?=
It seems to be out of print and found only in used condition. Thanks,J=
Well- Richter's book has been the Bible for a long time but I pref=
er to read Bruce Bolt's books/articles, although he was an applied =
mathematician he indeed knew how to write plain english & not hide b=
ehind an equation....Jim
Jim O'Donnell- Geophysical Consultant/Contra=
ctor
Geotechnical/Geothermal/Oil & Gas/Mining Applications
Sei=
smic Surveys- Surface Waves, Refraction, & Reflection
Ground Pene=
trating Radar, Resistivity, Magnetic, & VLF-EM Surveys
Geophysics=
@.......... 702.293.5664 702.281.9081 cell
B=
oulder City, NV
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m: "GPayton" <gpayton@.............>
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Subject: Book Review, Please
Date: Fri, =
18 Sep 2009 16:16:08 -0500
Gentlemen:
I would like your advice, Please. In the past, I have bought =
books on EQ's and Seismology which ended up full of technical terms and =
formulas --WAY over my head. I am "thinking" about C. F. Ri=
chter's 1958 book Elementary Seismology.
It has changed prices from $60 to $65 (used) within the last week.&=
nbsp; I do not want to spend that kind of money if it was another book l=
ike the others. I don't want book written for a grade school child=
, but I do not have the education for the technical books, I am sorry to=
say.
Anyone familiar with Richter's book or its contents? It seems=
to be out of print and found only in used condition.
Thanks,
Jerry
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