Love, Augustus Edward Hugh
Love, Augustus Edward Hugh (1853–1940) An applied mathematician and physicist, Love worked at the University of Oxford. His studies of the theory of elasticity led him to suggest that two types of surface earthquake waves should exist, one of which has been named for him. See LOVE WAVE.
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