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It is as well to place Geophysics in context with the related disciplines, in which I include Chemistry as well as Geology and Physics. To do this, simple minded definitions are used with all the dangers inherent in brief and simple statements which are not hedged in by innumerable qualifying phrases.
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Telford, W.M., Geldart, L.P., Sheriff, R.E. and Keys, D.A., 1976. Applied Geophysics. C.U.P. Cambridge.
Dobrin, M.B., 1976. Introduction to Geophysical Prospecting, Third Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York.
The following two journals should be available from any self respecting library supporting a solid earth geophysics group.
Geophysics. The journal of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists. Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Geophysical Prospecting. The journal of the European Association of Exploration Geophysicists. The Hague, The Netherlands.
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Beck, A.E. (1981). Introduction. In: Physical Principles of Exploration Methods. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16605-3_1
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