What is the history of the seismograph?
1 Answer
Aug 10, 2017
"Modern" Seismology's rich history begins with Robert Hooke's 1676 "True Theory of Elasticity or Springness" paper and continues through the 1830 discovery of P and S waves, the 1930's discovery of the inner core by Inge Lehman,
Explanation:
Ref: https://www.iris.edu/hq/resource/the_history_of_seismology
A nice history going back to ancient China is given here:
http://softschools.com/inventions/history/seismograph_history/172/