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Scarth, Alwyn.
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Volcanism -- Italy -- Vesuvius.
Vesuvius (Italy) -- History.
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Vesuvius : a biograp...
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Vesuvius : a biography / Alwyn Scarth.
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Scarth, Alwyn.
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2009.
Subjects
Volcanism -- Italy -- Vesuvius.
Vesuvius (Italy) -- History.
ISBN:
9780691143903 :
0691143900
Description:
ix, 342 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Contents:
Introduction -- Campanian volcanoes : in the beginning -- The Avellino eruption : a prelude to Pompeii -- The eruption in AD 79 : the day of wrath -- From antiquity to the Renaissance : tall stories -- The eruption of Monte Nuovo : a new approach -- The eruption in 1631 : the Counter Reformation -- The old cities rediscovered : antiquity protected -- Hamilton and Vesuvius : volcano-watching -- Vesuvius as a tourist attraction : the Grand Tour -- Persistent activity, 1822-1944 : scientific scrutiny -- The Campi Flegrei : an eruption that failed -- The future : the eruption to be avoided -- Appendix 1. The two letters of Pliny the Younger to Tacitus about the eruption of AD 79 -- Appendix 2. Cassiodorus : Variae epistolae, letter 50.
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Exploring this celebrated wonder from scientific, historical, and cultural perspectives, Vesuvius provides a colorful portrait of a formidable force of nature.--From publisher's description.
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