Etna
A History of the Mountain and its Eruptions
Seiten
2011
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-02874-5 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-02874-5 (ISBN)
The year before this work of 1878 was published, the author, G. F. Rodwell (1843–1905) had climbed Mount Etna and collected many geological samples. His intimate knowledge of the active volcano is evident in the detailed portrait of its history and geology that he paints.
G. F. Rodwell (1843–1905) was researching an entry about Mount Etna for the Encyclopaedia Britannica when he realised that no history of this Italian volcano existed in English. He therefore he began the present work, which was published in 1878. Rodwell starts by looking at classical and literary references before giving a detailed physical description of the volcano. One chapter is devoted to explaining how to climb the mountain – something Rodwell was qualified to do, as he had scaled it himself in 1877. He also gives a historical account of the most dramatic aspect of Etna – its many eruptions, which had first been recorded as early as 525 BCE, while the most recent activity had taken place in 1874, only a few years before Rodwell's ascent. With its focus on history and geology, and inclusion of illustrations and maps, Etna gives a detailed portrait of this famous volcano.
G. F. Rodwell (1843–1905) was researching an entry about Mount Etna for the Encyclopaedia Britannica when he realised that no history of this Italian volcano existed in English. He therefore he began the present work, which was published in 1878. Rodwell starts by looking at classical and literary references before giving a detailed physical description of the volcano. One chapter is devoted to explaining how to climb the mountain – something Rodwell was qualified to do, as he had scaled it himself in 1877. He also gives a historical account of the most dramatic aspect of Etna – its many eruptions, which had first been recorded as early as 525 BCE, while the most recent activity had taken place in 1874, only a few years before Rodwell's ascent. With its focus on history and geology, and inclusion of illustrations and maps, Etna gives a detailed portrait of this famous volcano.
Preface; 1. History of the mountain; 2. Physical features of the mountain; 3. Ascent of the mountain; 4. Towns situated on the mountain; 5. Eruptions of the mountain; 6. Geology and mineralogy of the mountain; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.6.2011 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science |
| Zusatzinfo | 8 Plates, black and white; 3 Maps; 2 Line drawings, unspecified |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 240 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Mineralogie / Paläontologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-02874-8 / 1108028748 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-02874-5 / 9781108028745 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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