Despite the profound effects that earthquakes have had on civilizations for so many centuries,systematic scientific observations were not made until the early _________ century,when good descriptions were made of earthquake effects on the land.
A)thirteenth
B)seventeenth
C)eighteenth
D)nineteenth
E)twentieth

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The sentence states that systematic scientific observations of earthquakes were not made until the early century when good descriptions were made of earthquake effects on the land. The only option that fits this criteria is the nineteenth century.

Despite the Profound Effects That Earthquakes Have Had on Civilizations