Oscillations of the Earth

Leo Corry; Raya Leviathan

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-27125-0_4

Oscillations of the Earth

Leo Corry, Raya Leviathan

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Abstract

Even before his arrival in Israel, Pekeris was involved in efforts to organize a Scientific Advisory Committee for the establishment of a seismological observatory in Palestine. Between 1951 and 1955 a major share of the activities of DAM were related to geophysical prospecting. The geological survey started in the summer of 1950, and on September 23, 1955, oil was found in the Heletz field. Pekeris’s collaboration with Zipora Alterman started around this time. They used WEIZAC to perform accurate calculations that afforded the first full proof of the existence of “free vibrations of the Earth.” The calculated magnitudes of these vibrations were identical to those predicted by the existing theory.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	47-72
Number of pages	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27125-0_4
State	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes

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Name	SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology
ISSN (Print)	2211-4564
ISSN (Electronic)	2211-4572

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Keywords

Beno Gutenberg
Caltech Seismo Lab
Chaim L. Pekeris
Earthquake modelling
Free oscillations of the earth
Hans Jarosch
Hugo Benioff
Israel Geological Survey
Oil exploration
WEIZAC
Zipora Alterman

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