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The Eruption of Vesuvius in 1872

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The Eruption of Vesuvius in 1872

Luigi Palmieri and Robert Mallet

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When Vesuvius roared to life in 1872, Luigi Palmieri watched from the mountain's own observatory. He records the eruption hour by hour, the lava and its fumaroles, the bombs and ash, even the electricity crackling in the smoke. A gripping firsthand account from a pioneer of volcano science. Stand beside the volcano as it wakes in fury.

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13 chapters

  1. 1THE ERUPTION OF VESUVIUS IN 1872,
  2. 2INTRODUCTORY SKETCH, c.
  3. 3THE ERUPTION OF VESUVIUS OF 1871-1872
  4. 4I. ACCOUNT OF THE ERUPTION.
  5. 5II. NATURE OF THE LAVAS.
  6. 6III. FUMAROLES OF THE LAVAS.
  7. 7IV. BOMBS, LAPILLI AND ASHES.
  8. 8V. THE CRATERS AND THEIR FUMAROLES.
  9. 9VI. THE ELECTRICITY OF THE SMOKE AND ASHES.
  10. 10GENERAL CONCLUSIONS.
  11. 11REFERENCE TO THE PLATES.
  12. 12NOTES BY THE TRANSLATOR.
  13. 13Transcriber's Notes.
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