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n. - The measurement of tremors and shocks and undulatory movements of earthquakes.

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  • With renowned oil man Lee Everette DeGolyer, he opened the world's first well ever to be successfully drilled into a structure located by reflection seismography in 1928.
  • But it is not my intention to include musick and the arte of warre here, this heading comprising those works which deal with mathematics and physics only, with their dependent...
  • He then started working in the oil field industry with jobs ranging from seismography to working the oil rigs.
  • For over 48 years, the Seabees "Can Do" spirit made it possible for scientists and researchers to study primeval climatic conditions, current weather patterns and concerns,...
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