Seismological Society of Japan
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| Abbreviation | SSJ |
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| Formation | 1880 |
| Type | Non-profit |
| Purpose | the advancement of seismology |
| Website | https://www.zisin.jp/ |
The Seismological Society of Japan (日本地震学会, Nihon jishin Gakkai) or SSJ is a learned society (professional association) with the goal of advancing the understanding of earthquakes and other seismic phenomena.
History
foreign advisors to the government in Meiji period Japan (o-yatoi gaikokujin).[4]
The founding president of the society was Hattori Ichizo.[5]
Publications
The organization publishes the Journal of the Seismological Society of Japan (地震, Jishin) abbreviated at "J Seismol Soc Jpn". The publication is also known as Zisin, which is a syllabic abbreviation.[6] The SSJ also sponsors the journal Earth, Planets and Space.[7]
Notes
- ^ a b "Understanding Earthquakes".
- ISBN 978-0692790571.
- ^ Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Inventor, John Milne
- ^ Clancey, Gregory. (2006). Earthquake Nation: The Cultural Politics of Japanese Seismicity, 1868–1930, p. 63., p. 63, at Google Books
- ^ Clancey, p. 101., p. 101, at Google Books
- ^ All acronyms, Zisin, J Seismol Soc Jpn
- ^ "欧文誌「Earth, Planets and Space」（EPS）｜公益社団法人 日本地震学会".
References
- Clancey, Gregory. (2006). Earthquake Nation: The Cultural Politics of Japanese Seismicity, 1868–1930. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520246072; OCLC 219039402
- Davison, Charles. (2014). The Founders of Seismology. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1107691490; [1]
- Robinson, Andrew. (2016). Earth-Shattering Events: Earthquakes, Nations and Civilizations. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0500518595; [2]
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