Mercalli, Giuseppe (1850 - 1914)

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Giuseppe Mercalli was an Italian volcanologist.. He is best remembered today for his Mercalli scale for measuring earthquakes which is still used today. The Mercalli scale, unlike the more famous Richter scale, doesn't measure the actual energy released by an earthquake but how much effect an earthquake had on a given area, making it poorly suited for measuring earthquakes in sparsely populated areas, but ideal for comparing damage done by various tremors
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* 21.05.1850	Milano	born
1872		he was ordained a Roman Catholic priest
1874		degree in Natural Sciences
1892		He is professor in volcanology and seismology at Naples University
† 21.03.1914	Napoli	died

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Industrialisation, ca. 1850-1920

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Mercalli, Giuseppe (1850 - 1914)