Early printed books

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910134277903321
• Autore: Gordon Duff, E
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co, 1893
• Descrizione fisica: online resource
• Soggetti: Printing History; History origin and antecedents; Bibliographies
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Sommario/riassunto: Early Printed Books" by E.Gordon Duff is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the significant developments and spread of printing technology across various countries and cities in Europe, placing particular emphasis on the intricate origins and evolution of the printed book. It aims to highlight lesser-known details about early printing practices while avoiding speculative theories. The opening of the book begins with a preface that outlines the author's intention to provide a concise account of the introduction of printing in Europe, acknowledging the limitations of the study due to its broad scope. Duff emphasizes the importance of factual information in the field of bibliography, as he approaches the subject with a focus on historical accuracy rather than unfounded speculation. He expresses gratitude towards colleagues who assisted in reviewing his work and sets the tone for a comprehensive exploration of the topic, beginning with the transformative steps leading to the invention of printing itself

The earthquake observers : disaster science from Lisbon to Richter / / Deborah R. Coen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910957993103321
• Autore: Coen Deborah R
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2012
• ISBN: 9781283733281; 1283733285; 9780226111834; 0226111830
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (358 p.)
• Disciplina: 551.209/034
• Soggetti: Earthquakes - Observations - History - 19th century; Seismology - History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- ONE. The Human Seismograph -- TWO. The Planet in the Village: Comrie, Scotland, 1788-1897 -- THREE. News of the Apocalypse -- FOUR. The Tongues of Seismology: Switzerland, 1855-1912 -- FIVE. Geographies of Hazard -- SIX. The Moment of Danger -- SEVEN. Fault Lines and Borderlands: Imperial Austria, 1880-1914 -- EIGHT. What Is the Earth? -- NINE. The Youngest Land: California, 1853-1906 -- TEN. A True Measure of Violence: California, 1906-1935 -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Earthquakes have taught us much about our planet's hidden structure and the forces that have shaped it. This knowledge rests not only on the recordings of seismographs but also on the observations of eyewitnesses to destruction. During the nineteenth century, a scientific description of an earthquake was built of stories-stories from as many people in as many situations as possible. Sometimes their stories told of fear and devastation, sometimes of wonder and excitement. In The Earthquake Observers, Deborah R. Coen acquaints readers not only with the century's most eloquent seismic commentators, including Alexander von Humboldt, Charles Darwin, Mark Twain, Charles ; Dickens, Karl Kraus, Ernst Mach, John Muir, and William James, but also with countless other citizen-observers, many of whom were women. Coen explains how observing networks transformed an instant of panic and confusion into a field for scientific research, turning earthquakes into natural experiments at the nexus of the physical and human sciences. Seismology abandoned this project of citizen science with the introduction of the Richter Scale in the 1930s, only to revive it in the twenty-first century in the face of new hazards and uncertainties. The Earthquake Observers tells the history of this interrupted dialogue between scientists and citizens about living with environmental risk.