Incidentally, The Usual Designation Of The Magnitude Scale To My Name Does Less Than Justice To The Great Part That Dr. Gutenberg Played In Extending The Scale To Apply To Earthquakes In All Parts Of The World. - SearchQuotes

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Incidentally, the usual designation of the magnitude scale to my name does less than justice to the great part that Dr. Gutenberg played in extending the scale to apply to earthquakes in all parts of the world.

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