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Harry O. Wood

 * ... that seismologist Harry O. Wood was employed by the Carnegie Institution for Science to establish a small seismic network that eventually grew into the Caltech Seismological Laboratory?
 * Reviewed: Tropical Storm Andrea (2013)
 * Comment: See reference number one for hook verification

Created by Dawnseeker2000 (talk). Self nominated at 03:17, 11 June 2013 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg New, long, in policy. Hook's interesting! Just can't verify the "seismic network" part. If that's in the second ref, could you please quote/verify it for me (or rephrase to match the first ref)? Side note: watch spaces surrounding WP:ENDASHes (you can remove a bunch of them), and the article could use some wikification, especially the topics mentioned in this very hook! czar   &middot;   &middot;  04:52, 12 June 2013 (UTC)


 * The term "seismic network" is appropriate here. The proposed station locations are mentioned in the article. The station at Caltech was just one of the stations in the network.


 * From Hutton, Woessner, & Hauksson (page 423), "In 1927, the Carnegie Institution of Washington began installing seismic stations to record and study local earthquakes in southern California. In particular, Wood (1916) had advocated research on the more frequent small earthquakes to improve understanding of the hazards from potentially damaging large earthquakes. By 1929, the seismic network consisted of seven stations..."


 * From Geschwind (page 58), "...Wood asked the Carnegie Institution to go ahead with setting up a seismographic network for recording local earthquakes."




 * I hope this satisfies your request for verification. Thank you, Dawnseeker2000   05:29, 12 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg I understood that it became a seismic network. My question was mainly of the phrasing—whether Carnegie specifically asked him to establish a seismic network, which is what the hook insinuates. Anyway, I appreciate the quotes and the Hutton one fits the bill (I didn't have access before). Let me know if you have any questions about my previous suggestions, and congratulations on a job well done. czar   &middot;   &middot;  06:55, 12 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you. And yes, the story probably has some gaps in it that still need to be filled, as this is just a very quick and basic overview that may leave the dots unconnected. But I have another book on the way that will tell the story more from CalTech's perspective, and that could be used to fill in those gaps. Thanks again, Dawnseeker2000   14:04, 12 June 2013 (UTC)