Richard Dixon Oldham
Geologist, Organization leader
1858 – 1936
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Who was Richard Dixon Oldham?
Richard Dixon Oldham FRS was a British geologist who made the first clear identification of the separate arrivals of P-waves, S-waves and surface waves on seismograms and the first clear evidence that the Earth has a central core.
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- Born
- Jul 31, 1858
Dublin - Parents
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Rugby School
- Royal School of Mines
- Employment
- Geological Survey of India
(1879 - )
- Geological Survey of India
- Died
- Jul 15, 1936
Llandrindod Wells
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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