. Earthquakes and other earth movements. Earthquakes. 14 EAETHQUAKES. history called * Gokanjo,' and the translation of this de- scription rims as follows :— *Iii the first year of Yoka, 136, a Chinese called Choko invented the seismometer shown in the accompany- ing drawing. This instrument consists of a spherically formed copper vessel, the diameter of which is eight feet. It is covered at its top, and in form resembles a wine-. FlG. 1. bottle. Its outer part is ornamented by the figures of different kinds of birds and animals, and old peculiar- looking letters. In the inner part of thi
. Earthquakes and other earth movements. Earthquakes. 14 EAETHQUAKES. history called * Gokanjo,' and the translation of this de- scription rims as follows :— *Iii the first year of Yoka, 136, a Chinese called Choko invented the seismometer shown in the accompany- ing drawing. This instrument consists of a spherically formed copper vessel, the diameter of which is eight feet. It is covered at its top, and in form resembles a wine-. FlG. 1. bottle. Its outer part is ornamented by the figures of different kinds of birds and animals, and old peculiar- looking letters. In the inner part of this instrument a column is so suspended that it can move in eight direc- tions. Also, in the inside of the bottle, there is an arrangement by which some record of an earthquake is made according to the movement of the pillar. On the outside of the bottle there are eight dragon heads, each. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Milne, John, 1850-1913. New York, D. Appleton and company
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