“My amateur interest in astronomy brought out the term 'magnitude,' which is used for the brightness of a star.Quote by Charles Francis RichterTopics: Quotes about Charles Francis RichterShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
We would have been happy if we could have assigned just three categories, large, medium,...#Charles Francis Richter
If one introduces the concept of energy of an earthquake then that is a theoretically...#Charles Francis Richter
What emerged, of course, was that the magnitude scale presupposed that all earthquakes were alike...#Charles Francis Richter
In every area of the world where there is earthquake risk, there are still many...#Charles Francis Richter
Nothing is less predictable than the development of an active scientific field.#Charles Francis Richter
By moving them vertically, a representative mean curve could be formed, and individual events were...#Charles Francis Richter
I repeatedly have to correct this belief. In a sense, magnitude involves steps of 10...#Charles Francis Richter