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Photo Gallery - History of Seismometry

Illustrated history of the innovations surrounding earthquake study.

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  1. Chang Heng's Dragon JarChang Heng's Dragon Jar
  2. James Forbes Seismometer 1844
  3. Robert Mallet - 1851 Seismoscope Robert Mallet's seismoscope
  4. Luigi Palmieri of Italy - Mercury SeismometerIn 1855, Luigi Palmieri of Italy designed a mercury seismometer.
  5. Zöllner's Horizontal-Pendulum Suspension - 1869Zöllner's horizontal-pendulum suspension
  6. Cecchi Seismograph - 1875The record obtained by a Cecchi seismograph at Moncalieri, Italy, on February 23, 1887

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