Geophysics
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Geophysics is a physical science concerned with the processes and properties of Earth and its surrounding space environment, studied using quantitative and observational methods. It focuses primarily
Illustration of the deformations of a block by body waves and surface waves (see seismic wave)
Replica of Zhang Heng's seismoscope, possibly the first contribution to seismology
Physical geography
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Physical geography is one of the three main branches of geography. Physical geography is the branch of natural science which deals with the processes and patterns in the natural environment such as th
Geophysics
…geological interpretation of the geophysical measurements Geophysics emerged as a separate discipline only in the 19th century, from the intersection of physical geography, geology, astronomy, meteorology, and physics. The first known use of the word geophysics was in German ("Geophysik") by Julius Fröbel in 1834. However…
NASA true-color image of the Earth's surface and atmosphere
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, by Abraham Ortelius, World, 1572