“This is very similar to astronomy where different magnitudes are assigned to the brightness of an astronomical object, depending on the range of wavelengths being measured.Quote by Charles Francis RichterTopics: Quotes about Charles Francis RichterShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
Refining is inevitable in science when you have made measurements of a phenomenon for a...#Charles Francis Richter
By moving them vertically, a representative mean curve could be formed, and individual events were...#Charles Francis Richter
Nothing is less predictable than the development of an active scientific field.#Charles Francis Richter
We would have been happy if we could have assigned just three categories, large, medium,...#Charles Francis Richter
Emphasis was usually put on the horizontal acceleration factor, for the simple reason that ordinary...#Charles Francis Richter
In every area of the world where there is earthquake risk, there are still many...#Charles Francis Richter
If the assumptions used in calculating energy are changed, then this seriously affects the final...#Charles Francis Richter
My amateur interest in astronomy brought out the term 'magnitude,' which is used for the...#Charles Francis Richter
I suggested that we might compare earthquakes in terms of the measured amplitudes recorded at...#Charles Francis Richter
