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Anderson-Wood torsion pendulum seismograph
Zhang Heng: seismoscope
Palmieri, Luigi: seismograph
Milne, John: horizontal pendulum seismograph
Press-Ewing seismograph
strain seismograph
seismic wave: main types
seismic waves: travel-time curve
seismic exploration
Buzz Aldrin on the Moon
How a seismometer works
The video thumbnail image shows a woman trying to break a bundle of pasta strands as part of a scientific demonstration.
How the Richter scale measures earthquakes
Learn about an app used to build an early warning network for earthquakes
The types of seismic waves explained
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