000 02585cam a22003493u 4500
001 35433
003 UtSlPG
005 20260610133817.0
006 m
007 cr n
008 260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d
010 _ags10000278
040 _aUtSlPG
041 7 _aen
_2iso639-1
050 4 _aQE
100 1 _aHamilton, William, Sir,
_d1730-1803
245 1 0 _aObservations on Mount Vesuvius, Mount Etna, and Other Volcanos
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2011-03-01
508 _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.)
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aVolcanoes -- Italy -- Early works to 1800
653 _aVesuvius (Italy) -- Early works to 1800
653 _aEtna, Mount (Italy) -- Early works to 1800
700 1 _aCadell, T.
_q(Thomas),
_d1742-1802
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35433
999 _c76276
_d76276