众所周知,中国地震的历史资料极为丰富,如何把这些宝贵资料整理、汇编、出版,一直为国内外地震学界所关注。整理、汇编这些资料,其本身就是极为重要的科学研究工作。由国家地震局地球物理研究所谢毓寿教授和中国社会科学院近代史研究所蔡美彪教授担任主编的《中国地震历史资料汇编》,经过千辛万苦终于问世。这是科学界的一大硕果,也是自然科学界和社会科学界密切合作的结果。 As we all know, the historical data of the earthquake in China is extremely rich. How to organize, compile and publish these precious materials has always been of concern to the seismological community at home and abroad. Collation and compilation of these materials is itself an extremely important scientific research work. The Earthquake Historical Materials Collection compiled by Professor Xie Yushou, Institute of Geophysics, State Seismological Bureau, and Professor Cai Meibao, Institute of Modern History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, finally came out with great hardships. This is a great achievement of the scientific community and a result of the close cooperation between the natural sciences and the social sciences.