Seismological Society of Japan
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| Abbreviation | SSJ |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1880 |
| Type | Non-profit |
| Purpose | the advancement of seismology |
| Website | http://www.soc.nii.ac.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
John Milne joined James Alfred Ewing, Thomas Lomar Gray[1] and Thomas Corwin Mendenhall[2] in founding the Seismological Society in 1880.[3] These men were teaching at the Imperial College of Tokyo (now called the University of Tokyo)[1] and were foreign advisors to the government in Meiji period Japan (o-yatoi gaikokujin).[4]
The founding president of the society was Ichizō Hattori.[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]
Notes
- 1 2 "Understanding Earthquakes".
- ↑ "Self Styled Genius: The Life of Thomas Corwin Mendenhall".
- ↑ 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 acronymns, Zisin, J Seismol Soc Jpn
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;
- Robinson, Andrew. (2016). Earth-Shattering Events: Earthquakes, Nations and Civilizations. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0500518595;