The earliest seismographs were designed by the Chinese nearly 2000 years ago to measure_______ . One of these featured gold balls that dropped into the mouths of statues of gold frogs.

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The earliest seismographs, designed by the Chinese nearly 2000 years ago, were created to determine the direction to the earthquake focus, not its magnitude, intensity, or depth. These devices, including the one featuring gold balls and frogs, were ingeniously designed to indicate the direction of the earthquake's epicenter, which was a remarkable achievement for the time.

The Earliest Seismographs Were Designed by the Chinese Nearly 2000