Screen LibraryVesuvius：a biography
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Princeton University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Princeton, N.J. |
| Publication Dates: | 2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | ix, 342 p.: ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780691143903 0691143900 |
| Index Number: | P317 |
| CLC: | P317-095.46 |
| Call Number: | P317-095.46/S287 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-332) and index. 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 -- Ap 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. |