![[In plotting earthquake measurements] the range between the largest and smallest magnitudes seemed unmanageably large. Dr. Beno Gutenberg then made the natural suggestion to plot the amplitudes logarithmically.](/assets/img/quote-photos/in-plotting-earthquake-measurements-the-range-between-the-largest-and-smallest.jpg)
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