Refining is inevitable in science when you have made measurements of a phenomenon for a long period of time.

Quote by Charles Francis Richter

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We would have been happy if we could have assigned just three categories, large, medium,...

We would have been happy if we could have assigned just three categories, large, medium,...

I suggested that we might compare earthquakes in terms of the measured amplitudes recorded at...

I suggested that we might compare earthquakes in terms of the measured amplitudes recorded at...

Emphasis was usually put on the horizontal acceleration factor, for the simple reason that ordinary...

Emphasis was usually put on the horizontal acceleration factor, for the simple reason that ordinary...

Logarithmic plots are a device of the devil.

Logarithmic plots are a device of the devil.

Incidentally, the usual designation of the magnitude scale to my name does less than justice...

Incidentally, the usual designation of the magnitude scale to my name does less than justice...

I was lucky because logarithmic plots are a device of the devil.

I was lucky because logarithmic plots are a device of the devil.

I repeatedly have to correct this belief. In a sense, magnitude involves steps of 10...

I repeatedly have to correct this belief. In a sense, magnitude involves steps of 10...

This is very similar to astronomy where different magnitudes are assigned to the brightness of...

This is very similar to astronomy where different magnitudes are assigned to the brightness of...

Nothing is less predictable than the development of an active scientific field.

Nothing is less predictable than the development of an active scientific field.

In every area of the world where there is earthquake risk, there are still many...

In every area of the world where there is earthquake risk, there are still many...

There is another common misapprehension that the magnitude scale is itself some kind of instrument...

There is another common misapprehension that the magnitude scale is itself some kind of instrument...

By moving them vertically, a representative mean curve could be formed, and individual events were...

By moving them vertically, a representative mean curve could be formed, and individual events were...

What emerged, of course, was that the magnitude scale presupposed that all earthquakes were alike...

What emerged, of course, was that the magnitude scale presupposed that all earthquakes were alike...

I usually point out that most loss of life and property has been due to...

I usually point out that most loss of life and property has been due to...

From here, it becomes an engineering problem; the engineer considers the ground motion that will...

From here, it becomes an engineering problem; the engineer considers the ground motion that will...

If the assumptions used in calculating energy are changed, then this seriously affects the final...

If the assumptions used in calculating energy are changed, then this seriously affects the final...

For example, some stars put out large amounts of energy in the infrared part of...

For example, some stars put out large amounts of energy in the infrared part of...

As seismologists gained more experience from earthquake records, it became obvious that the problem could...

As seismologists gained more experience from earthquake records, it became obvious that the problem could...

My amateur interest in astronomy brought out the term 'magnitude,' which is used for the...

My amateur interest in astronomy brought out the term 'magnitude,' which is used for the...

I'm glad to see the press now referring to the open-ended Richter scale.

I'm glad to see the press now referring to the open-ended Richter scale.