Volcanos : The Character of Their Phenomena, Their Share in the Structure and Composition of the Surface of the Globe, and Their Relation to its Internal Forces /
While a student, George Poulett Scrope (1797–1876) visited Vesuvius and Etna and developed a passionate enthusiasm for volcanos. He did pioneering fieldwork in France in 1821, witnessed the eruption of Vesuvius in 1822, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1826. Scrope became increasingl...
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1862.
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press |
| Series: | Cambridge library collection. Earth Science.
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511973284 |
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Volcanos : The Character of Their Phenomena, Their Share in the Structure and Composition of the Surface of the Globe, and Their Relation to its Internal Forces / 
Volcanos The character of their phenomena, their share in the structure and composition of the surface of the globe, and their relation to its internal forces. With a descriptive catalogue of all known volcanos and volcanic formations. With prefatory remarks, and a list recent earthquakes and eruptions; also a map of the volcanic areas of the globe, frontispiece, woodcuts, etc 
Volcanos the character of their phenomena, their share in the structure and composition of the surface of the globe, and their relation to its internal forces; with a descriptive catalogue of all known volcanos and volcanic formations; by G. Poulett Scrope