02585cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000150007804000110009304100170010405000070012110000390012824500670016726400510023430000470028533600260033233700260035833800360038450000310042050802350045152012700068653400450195665300460200165300440204765300470209170000370213885600430217599900170221835433UtSlPG20260610133817.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  ags10000278  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQE1 aHamilton, William, Sir,d1730-180310aObservations on Mount Vesuvius, Mount Etna, and Other Volcanos 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2011-03-01  aProduced by Bryan Ness, Stephen H. Sentoff, Alicia Williams
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned
images of public domain material from the Google Print
project.)  a"Observations on Mount Vesuvius, Mount Etna, and Other Volcanos" by Sir William Hamilton is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. The work consists of a series of letters addressed to the Royal Society, where Hamilton documents his observations of volcanic activity, specifically focusing on Mount Vesuvius and Mount Etna. The book aims to share valuable insights from firsthand experiences of eruptions, offering a detailed account of natural phenomena that may intrigue both scholars and enthusiasts of geology and natural history.  The opening of the text establishes its aim, with Hamilton writing to the Earl of Morton to report on his observations of Mount Vesuvius since his arrival in Naples in 1764. He describes the patterns of volcanic activity he has witnessed, including changes in smoke color and temperature, signs leading up to eruptions, and the spectacular eruptions themselves, particularly one on Good Friday in 1766. The lively descriptions of the mountain's eruptions, the accompanying geological phenomena, and the impact on the surrounding landscape provide a rich and vivid account that underscores the book's scientific importance and Hamilton's keen observational skills. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aVolcanoes -- Italy -- Early works to 1800  aVesuvius (Italy) -- Early works to 1800  aEtna, Mount (Italy) -- Early works to 18001 aCadell, T.q(Thomas),d1742-180240uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35433  c76276d76276