Melting the earth : the history of ideas on volcanic eruptions / Haraldur Sigurdsson.
Melting the earth : the history of ideas on volcanic eruptions / Haraldur Sigurdsson.
Melting the earth : the history of ideas on volcanic eruptions / Haraldur Sigurdsson.
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New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Date
1999.
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T0390210
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English
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ix, 260 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.
Contents
1. The Heat Below -- 2. From the Stone Age to Volcano Myths -- 3. The Bronze Age Eruption of Thera and Lost Atlantis -- 4. Subterranean Wind and Internal Combustion -- 5. The Plinian Eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79 -- 6. The Chimneys of Hell -- 7. Renaissance and Earth Science -- 8. Burning Mountain...
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New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
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New York (State)
Date Published
1999.
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Summary
From prehistoric times to the fiery destruction of Pompeii in 79 A.D. and the more recent pyrotechnics of Mount St. Helens, volcanic eruptions have aroused fear, inspired myths and religious worship, and prompted heated philosophical and scientific debate. Melting the Earth chronicles humankind's attempt to understand this terrifying phenomenon and...
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Melting the earth : the history of ideas on volcanic eruptions / Haraldur Sigurdsson.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [230]-246) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [230]-246) and index.
Transferred from N551.21/32.
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T0390210
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0195106652 (acid-free paper)
9780195106657 (acid-free paper)
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551.21
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991012140449702626
