By Paola Albini
This e-book seeks to supply a accomplished reconstruction of the 1667 Dalmatia earthquake phenomenon at the foundation of eyewitness testimony. even as, one of many particular positive aspects of this publication is that the earthquake observations are handled and organized in time and house with a view to offer earthquake facts at the macroseismic depth, that can be utilized in seismic risk and possibility studies.
On April 6, 1667 a devastating earthquake struck the southernmost zone of Dalmatia (Croatia). lots of the affected quarter at the moment belonged to the autonomous Republic of Ragusa, the capital of which used to be the city of Ragusa, at the present time Dubrovnik. The 1667 earthquake left at the back of a long-lasting scar at the background and lifetime of the Republic, because it used to be the catalyst of a major monetary situation. either the commercial and extra common effects of this earthquake were mentioned in historiographical and seismological essays in overdue 20th-century works.
This ebook seeks to supply a entire reconstruction of the 1667 Dalmatia earthquake phenomenon at the foundation of eyewitness testimony. while, one of many precise gains of this e-book is that the earthquake observations are taken care of and organized in time and area which will supply earthquake info at the macroseismic depth, that can be utilized in seismic threat and threat studies.
The publication can also be meant as an intensive case heritage, which permits the writer to incorporate a few instructions on find out how to procedure the research of a earlier earthquake and continue to its complete seismological interpretation. during this appreciate, a different function of the booklet is the great and designated research of the unique documentary assets of their right context, successfully combining the interpretative methods of historical past and seismology.
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