I'm glad to see the press now referring to the open-ended Richter scale.
More Quotes from Charles Francis Richter:
I suggested that we might compare earthquakes in terms of the measured amplitudes recorded at these stations, with an appropriate correction for distance.Charles Francis Richter
We have a given site, and we have to ascertain what disturbances will affect the structures on that site as a result of an earthquake.
Charles Francis Richter
What emerged, of course, was that the magnitude scale presupposed that all earthquakes were alike except for a constant scaling factor. And this proved to be closer to the truth than we expected.
Charles Francis Richter
There is another common misapprehension that the magnitude scale is itself some kind of instrument or apparatus. Visitors will frequently ask to 'see the scale.'
Charles Francis Richter
From here, it becomes an engineering problem; the engineer considers the ground motion that will occur and evaluates the requirements of the proposed structure in the light of the local foundation conditions.
Charles Francis Richter
Refining is inevitable in science when you have made measurements of a phenomenon for a long period of time.
Charles Francis Richter
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