We would have been happy if we could have assigned just three categories, large, medium,...#Charles Francis Richter
This is very similar to astronomy where different magnitudes are assigned to the brightness of...#Charles Francis Richter
There is another common misapprehension that the magnitude scale is itself some kind of instrument...#Charles Francis Richter
Refining is inevitable in science when you have made measurements of a phenomenon for a...#Charles Francis Richter
Nothing is less predictable than the development of an active scientific field.#Charles Francis Richter
My amateur interest in astronomy brought out the term 'magnitude,' which is used for the...#Charles Francis Richter
Intensity like signal strength will generally fall off with distance from the source, although it...#Charles Francis Richter
Incidentally, the usual designation of the magnitude scale to my name does less than justice...#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
If one introduces the concept of energy of an earthquake then that is a theoretically...#Charles Francis Richter
