Does anybody have a copy of Instrumentation in Earthquake Seismology (Modern 
Approaches in Geophysics) (Hardcover)
by Jens Havskov (Author), Gerardo Alguacil (Author)?
If so, what are your thoughts about the book?
It is available on Amazon at 
http://www.amazon.com/Instrumentation-Earthquake-Seismology-Approaches-Geophysics/dp/1402029683/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253382958&sr=1-5



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Burnham" 
To: 
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: Book Review, Please


> Charlie Richter's book, although 50 years old, is wonderfully _readable_
> and highly recommended on that ground alone.  You might find a copy
> kicking around the stacks of a big city public library, but you'll
> probably do better at the library of a university with a good geosci
> department.
>
> When you see the library copy, notice how it has been rebound, perhaps
> several times.  (This is an completely safe prediction.)  The reason is
> wear and tear; two or more generations of seimo students have gotten
> grounded in the subject with that book.
>
> Richter, by the way, was quite a character -- see the biography reviewed
> here:
> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/01/21/RVG8CNHARA1.DTL
>
> All this is to say nothing whatever against Bruce Bolt, whose books give
> you a modern-day grounding, at least at the "interested layman" level. Get
> 'em and read 'em.
>
> But don't pass up Richter.
>
> Best,
>
> Robert Burnham
> http://sites.google.com/site/robertburnhamcom/
>
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>
>
> 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. Richter's 1958 book
> Elementary Seismology.
> http://www.amazon.com/Elementary-Seismology-Geology-Charles-Richter/dp/0716702118/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253292904&sr=8-1
>
> 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 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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