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111Elliott Cresson Medal — given to Emile Berliner in 1913 Presented by Franklin Institute Country US …
112Magmatic underplating — Description Magmatic underplating occurs when basaltic magmas are trapped at the Mohorovičić discontinuity, within the crust, or even in crust mantle transition zones. Large amounts of magma reach the surface via volcanoes, but there are times… …
113Beşparmak Mountains — Beşparmak Dağı Mount Latmus Mount Latmus and the village of Kapıkırı among the ruins of Heracleia, with Lake Bafa in foreground. View is to the north …
114Outline of geophysics — Seismic velocities and boundaries in the interior of the Earth sampled by seismic waves. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geophysics: Geophysics – the physics of the Earth and its environment in space; also …
115Parc national de Sarek — Pour le personnage de Star trek, voir Sarek. Parc national de Sarek Le delta de Laitaure vu depuis Skierfe Catégorie UICN …
116Airy , Sir George Biddell — (1801–1892) British astronomer Airy, the son of a tax collector, was born in Alnwick in the north east of England. He attended school in Colchester before going to Cambridge University in 1819. He met with early success, producing a mathematical… …
117Dutton , Clarence Edward — (1841–1912) American geologist Born in Wallingford, Connecticut, Dutton graduated from Yale in 1860 and then entered the Yale Theological Seminary. He joined the army in 1862 during the Civil War and remained in the army although not always on… …
118Pratt , John Henry — (1809–1871) British geophysicist Pratt was the son of a secretary to the Church Missionary Society; after graduating from Cambridge University in 1833 he went to India as a chaplain with the East India Company. In 1850 he became archdeacon of… …
119Tuve , Merle Antony — (1901–1982) American geophysicist Born at Canton in South Dakota, Tuve gained his BS degree in electrical engineering in 1922 from the University of Minnesota. He held posts at Princeton (1923–24) and Johns Hopkins (1924–26), receiving his PhD… …
120isostasia — ► sustantivo femenino GEOLOGÍA Teoría geológica que defiende el equilibrio dinámico de la corteza terrestre, considerando su formación en dos capas de distinta densidad, de modo que la menos densa flota sobre la más densa. * * * isostasia (del… …
