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"For years, tourists have trekked across cracked rock at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano to witness the awe-inspiring sight of creeping lava and its devastating effects on the landscape. In 2010, Eyjafjallajökull erupted in Iceland, stranding travellers as a cloud of ash covered western and nort...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hamilton, James, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, UK : Reaktion Books, ©2012.
Colección:Earth series (Reaktion Books (Firm))
Temas:
Volcanoes in art.
Volcanic eruptions > Social aspects.
Volcanoes > Mythology.
Volcans dans l'art.
Éruptions volcaniques > Aspect social.
ART > Subjects & Themes > General.
Volcanoes in art
Volcanoes > Mythology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 'The whole sea boiled and blazed'
  • The geography, science, and allure of volcanoes
  • 'A horrid illumination of fire'
  • Sir William Hamilton and the lure of Vesuvius
  • The first days of Graham Island and the last days of Pompeii
  • Krakatoa shakes the world
  • 'The night had vanished' : vorticism and the volcano
  • The shifting furnace
  • Eruption timeline.

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