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John Milne

miln (rhymes with kiln, the e is silent)
Earth Sciences

English geologist and seismologist (1850 to 1913) who, after the 1880 Yokohama earthquake, worked with James Alfred Ewing and Thomas Gray to design one of the first modern seismographs and founded the Seismological Society of Japan; he refined the design into the horizontal-pendulum Milne seismograph of 1893 and later ran a private seismological station on the Isle of Wight.

Facts
Birth Year
1850 2
Death Date
1913-07-31 1
Death Year
1913 1
Field
Seismology 2
Death Place
Shide, United Kingdom 1
Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1
Notable Work
seismology 1
Birthplace
Liverpool, United Kingdom 1
Field
Field (category)
Earth Science 1
Field (category)
Engineering 1
Connections

Founded

Seismology, Disciplines

Invented the horizontal pendulum seismograph (1880) and built the first global earthquake observatory network.

Source Seismology (Wikipedia)
Additional Source John Milne (Wikipedia)Career in England section

Invented

Seismograph, Instruments

Designed one of the first modern seismographs after the 1880 Yokohama earthquake with James Alfred Ewing and Thomas Gray, then refined it into the 1893 horizontal-pendulum Milne seismograph.

Source John Milne (Wikipedia)

Member Of

Royal Society, Institutions
Source John Milne (Wikipedia)

Works In

Geophysics, Disciplines
Source John Milne (Britannica)
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Nationality

Ireland

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source John Milne (Wikipedia)tier 2
United Kingdom

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source John Milne (Wikipedia)tier 2
Sources
1. John Milne (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +1913-07-31T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +1913-07-31T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
    Q174193
  • P20 (place of death): Shide, United Kingdom
    Q7496128
  • P19 (place of birth): Liverpool, United Kingdom
    Q24826
  • P800 (notable work): seismology
    Q83371
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2. John Milne (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    John Milne (30 December 1850-31 July 1913) was a British geologist and mining engineer who worked on a horizontal seismograph.
  • Invented: Seismograph
  • Member Of: Royal Society, Article text
    He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1887 and persuaded the Society to fu
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John Milne (Britannica)
Encyclopaedia BritannicaWorks In: GeophysicsView the Source
John Milne (Wikipedia)
WikipediaFounded: Seismology, Career in England section
Quote, Founded: Seismology, Career in England section
For the next 20 years, Milne's seismological observatory was the world headquarters for earthquake seismology.
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Seismology (Wikipedia)
WikipediaFounded: SeismologyView the Source
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