John Milne was a British geologist and mining engineer who worked on the development of the horizontal seismograph, an instrument for recording the ground motion of earthquakes.
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Death PlaceShide, Isle of Wight, England 1 Defining ContributionCredited with the invention of the horizontal pendulum seismograph in 1880 1 Notable WorkEarthquakes and Other Earth Movements 1 Connections
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John Milne (30 December 1850 – 31 July 1913) was a British geologist and mining engineer who worked on a horizontal seismograph.
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30 December 1850
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30 December 1850
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Milne died of Bright's disease on 31 July 1913 and, after a service in St.
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31 July 1913
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Liverpool, England
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Shide, Isle of Wight, England
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was a British geologist
Career in Japan (1875-1895)
John Milne is generally credited with the invention of the horizontal pendulum seismograph in 1880
Career in England (1895-1913)
published Earthquakes and Other Earth Movements
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Wikidata Q2739759, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source John Milne (Wikidata)
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citizen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
P19 (place of birth) [1]
born in Liverpool
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died in Shide
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