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Visions of Volcanoes
Published: 2017-12-03
Subjects: Earth Sciences, Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Volcanology
The long nineteenth century marked an important transition in the understanding of the nature of combustion and fire, and of volcanoes and the interior of the earth. It was also a period when dramatic eruptions of Vesuvius lit up the night skies of Naples, providing ample opportunities for travellers, natural philosophers, and early geologists to get up close to the glowing lavas of an active [...]