Karl Bernhard Zoeppritz, German geophysicist and seismologist (d. 1908)
Karl Bernhard Zoeppritz (22 October 1881 – 20 July 1908) was a German geophysicist who made important contributions to seismology, in particular the formulation of the Zoeppritz equations.
These equations relate the amplitudes of P-waves and S-waves at each side of an interface, between two arbitrary elastic media, as a function of the angle of incidence and are largely used in reflection seismology for determining structure and properties of the subsurface.
1881Oct, 22
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Panama Canal
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French protectorate of Tunisia
In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate. - 21May
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