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Earth physics

FEB 01, 1949
Geophysics is a bridge between sciences which is used less by physicists than it should be, writes a pioneer geophysicist discussing the research problems faced in studying the form, structure, and physics of the earth.
Beno Gutenberg

Choosing his equipment and his materials carefully, the physicist most often studies different bits of matter to find the properties they have in common. He works from a diversity of material to a unity of principle that encompasses all the material he studies.

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Beno Gutenberg, California Institute of Technology.

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