#magnitude

I couldn't help but be impressed by the magnitude of the earthquake. ↗

— Dan Quayle

#help #i #impressed #magnitude

For example, some stars put out large amounts of energy in the infrared part of the spectrum, so that this can produce a different relative magnitude rating than using light energy from the middle of the spectrum. ↗

— Charles Francis Richter

#energy #example #for example #infrared #large

I repeatedly have to correct this belief. In a sense, magnitude involves steps of 10 because every increase of one magnitude represents a tenfold amplification of the ground motion. But there is no 'scale of 10' in the sense of an upper limit. ↗

— Charles Francis Richter

#because #belief #correct #every #ground

My amateur interest in astronomy brought out the term 'magnitude,' which is used for the brightness of a star. ↗

— Charles Francis Richter

#astronomy #brightness #brought #interest #magnitude

There is another common misapprehension that the magnitude scale is itself some kind of instrument or apparatus. Visitors will frequently ask to 'see the scale.' ↗

— Charles Francis Richter

#apparatus #ask #common #frequently #instrument

What emerged, of course, was that the magnitude scale presupposed that all earthquakes were alike except for a constant scaling factor. And this proved to be closer to the truth than we expected. ↗

— Charles Francis Richter

#closer #constant #course #earthquakes #emerged

There are more active volcanoes beneath the sea than on land by two orders of magnitude. ↗

— Robert Ballard

#beneath #land #magnitude #more #orders

The method of magnitude estimation provided a direct measure of sensation. ↗

— Stanley Smith Stevens

#estimation #magnitude #measure #method #provided

It is often said that the magnitude of a people is measured by their ability to know how to win. ↗

— Jose Eduardo Dos Santos

#how #know #magnitude #measured #often

Great minds are related to the brief span of time during which they live as great buildings are to a little square in which they stand: you cannot see them in all their magnitude because you are standing too close to them. ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

#brief #buildings #cannot #close #during