When Worlds Quake, 9780691271477
Hardcover
Earthquakes unlock planetary secrets: a journey to Earth’s core and beyond.
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When Worlds Quake

the quest to understand the interior of earth and beyond

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  • Hardcover

    280 pages

  • Release Date

    21 April 2026

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Summary

When Worlds Quake: Unearthing Planetary Secrets Through Seismic Waves

How earthquakes can reveal the subsurface secrets of our planet and other worlds

When Worlds Quake is a fascinating account of how scientists around the globe seek to use quakes to answer tantalizing questions about the structure and inner dynamics of our planet and to discover the deepest secrets of our nearest neighbors in the solar system.

Briefly traversing the history…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780691271477
ISBN-10:069127147X
Author:Hrvoje Tkalčić
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Imprint:Princeton University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:280
Release Date:21 April 2026
Weight:0g
Dimensions:216mm x 140mm
About The Author

Hrvoje Tkalčić

Hrvoje Tkalčić is professor and head of Geophysics at the Australian National University, where he is director of the Warramunga Seismic and Infrasound Monitoring Facility. Recipient of the Price Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, he is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and the American Geophysical Union, recognized for his fundamental contributions to the study of Earth’s interior. His books include The Earth’s Inner Core.

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