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TERRIBLE as has been the tale of destruction to life and property during the last six years owing to the exceptional activity of the subterranean forces in nearly every part of the globe, we cannot avoid the reflection that scientific men in the future will feel that there have been at least some compensating advantages for these sad losses. Never before, perhaps, have greater opportunities been afforded to us for collecting the real facts, and for testing, verifying, or correcting hypotheses concerning these interesting phenomena; and never, certainly, have such organised efforts been made to deal adequately with the great opportunities which have been afforded to us.
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The Recent Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions . Nature 34, 599–601 (1886). https://doi.org/10.1038/034599a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/034599a0