| RefNo | PP/12/29 |
| Previous numbers | PP/44/33 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Paper, 'Seismometric measurements of the vibration of the new Tay Bridge [Scotland] during the passing of railway trains' by J A [James Alfred] Ewing |
| Date | 1888 |
| Description | Ewing writes: 'The absolute methods of seismometry which have been developed during recent years in Japan, and have been applied to the measurement of earthquakes there and elsewhere, may serve a useful purpose in determining the extent and manner of the shaking to which engineering structures are subject through storms of wind, moving loads, or other causes of disturbance.'
Annotations in pencil and ink. Includes one photograph of experimental apparatus and two pages of diagrams.
Subject: Seismology
Received 20 June 1888. Read 21 June 1888.
A version of this paper was published in volume 44 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Seismometric measurements of the vibration of the new Tay Bridge during the passing of railway trains'. |
| Extent | 14p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Diagram |
| Photograph |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1888.0059 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8053 | Ewing; Sir; James Alfred (1855 - 1935); engineer and cryptographer | 1855 - 1935 |