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ERIC Number: EJ1017622
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Nov
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0746-8342
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How Inge Lehmann Discovered the Inner Core of the Earth
Rousseau, Christiane
College Mathematics Journal, v44 n5 p399-408 Nov 2013
The mathematics behind Inge Lehmann's discovery that the inner core of the Earth is solid is explained using data collected around the Earth on seismic waves and their travel time through the Earth.
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Physics, Scientific Concepts, Seismology, Mathematics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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