Etna - A History of the Mountain and Its Eruptions

Klappentext A portrait from 1878 of Sicily's famous volcano! Mount Etna! by an author who had climbed it. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Product details

• Authors: G. F. Rodwell, Rodwell G. F.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2011
• EAN: 9781108028745
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02874-5
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Mineralogy, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Seismology & Volcanism, Italy, Historical Geology, Volcanology & seismology, Historical geology and palaeogeology, Chemistry of minerals, crystals and gems, Mineralogy & Gems, Volcanology and seismology