Bibliograph

Vesuvius, a biography, Alwyn Scarth

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Vesuvius, a biography, Alwyn Scarth

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-332) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Vesuvius

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

318874946

Responsibility statement

Alwyn Scarth

Sub title

a biography

Summary

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

Table Of 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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