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Volcanoes: Encounters through the Ages
David Pyle
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Description for Volcanoes: Encounters through the Ages
Paperback. Volcanoes have intrigued many people, who have left records of their encounters in letters, reports and diaries and through sketches and illustrations. This book tells the stories of volcanic eruptions around the world, using original illustrations and first-hand accounts to explore how our understanding of volcanoes has evolved through time. Num Pages: 224 pages, 83 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 938.
For centuries, volcanic eruptions have captured our imaginations. Whether as signposts to an underworld, beacons to ancient mariners, or as an extraordinary manifestation of the natural world, volcanoes have intrigued many people, who have left records of their encounters in letters, reports and diaries and through sketches and illustrations. This book tells the stories of volcanic eruptions around the world, using original illustrations and first-hand accounts to explore how our understanding of volcanoes has evolved through time. Written accounts include Pliny’s description of the 79 CE eruption of Vesuvius, stories recounted by seventeenth-century sea-farers, and reports of expeditions ... Read more
For centuries, volcanic eruptions have captured our imaginations. Whether as signposts to an underworld, beacons to ancient mariners, or as an extraordinary manifestation of the natural world, volcanoes have intrigued many people, who have left records of their encounters in letters, reports and diaries and through sketches and illustrations. This book tells the stories of volcanic eruptions around the world, using original illustrations and first-hand accounts to explore how our understanding of volcanoes has evolved through time. Written accounts include Pliny’s description of the 79 CE eruption of Vesuvius, stories recounted by seventeenth-century sea-farers, and reports of expeditions ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
938g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851244591
SKU
V9781851244591
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About David Pyle
David M. Pyle is a volcanologist and Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford.
Reviews for Volcanoes: Encounters through the Ages
'A beautifully illustrated historical tour of Earth’s most fascinating volcanoes. Pyle’s scientific expertise combines with the Bodleian Library’s collection of volcanic art to produce an engaging narrative of our fiery planet.'
Alexandra Witze
co-author, Island on Fire: The extraordinary story of Laki (Profile Books, 2014)
'A journey into the volcanic sublime.'
Barbara Kiser
Nature
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Alexandra Witze
co-author, Island on Fire: The extraordinary story of Laki (Profile Books, 2014)
'A journey into the volcanic sublime.'
Barbara Kiser
Nature
... Read more