Author: Galitzin, B. [ Golitsyn, Boris Borisovich, Prince (1862- 1916)
Title: Über seismometrische Beobachtungen [together with three other monographs concerning seismology)
Description: St. Petersburg, 1902-1905. wrappers.. 30x21cm, 483 pages, Weighs 2 kilos. FOUR VOLUMES. Includes one duplicate.. Worn. Some repairs. Condition varies from Fair to Good. ¶ This is a collection of 4 monographs concerning seismology, all in German, all by Prince Boris Galitsyn, all published by the Russian Royal Academy of Sciences. Each separately bound. Three in original wrappers. Includes: 1) "Über seismometrische Beobachtungen" [ Buchdr. der K. Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1902, 83 pages. Spine and cover tears. Partially unopened. Page edges browning] ; 2) "Zur Methodik der seisometrischen Beobachtungen" [St Petersburg : Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1903, 112 pages.Spine chips. Partially unopened. Rear cover torn. Good condition]; 3) "Ü ber die Methoden zur Beobachtung von Neigungswellen" [ 1905. 144 pages. Without wrappers. Spine paper-taped. Bumped. Last page repaired with paper & cellophane tape. Fair condition]; 4 ) (duplicate): "Über die Methoden zur Beobachtung von Neigungswellen" [190 5 , 144 pages. Cover chipped and torn. Spine crudely paper-taped. Pages browned. Bumped and worn. Spine cracked. Fair condition] . ["Golitsyn... Russian physicist known for his work on methods of earthquake observations and on the construction of seismographs....He invented the first effective electromagnetic seismograph in 1906. Five years later he modified his earlier seismograph to produce an instrument essentially identical to that used today. His valuable seismic interpretations earned Russian seismology international recognition. One of the first to suggest using explosives for studying subsurface structure, he established across Russia a chain of seismic stations that continue in operation..." - Britannica].

Keywords: History of Science, Seismology, Earth Movements, Measurement, Geophysics, Geology, , ,