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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    07 September 2011
    30 June 2011
    ISBN:
    9780511984419
    9781108028745
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511984419
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    Weight & Pages:
    Dimensions:
    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.24kg, 186 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Earth and Environmental Sciences, Mineralogy, Petrology and Volcanology, Earth and Environmental Science: General Interest
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science
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    Subjects:
    Earth and Environmental Sciences, Mineralogy, Petrology and Volcanology, Earth and Environmental Science: General Interest
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    Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science
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    G. F. Rodwell (1843–1905) was researching an entry about Mount Etna for the Encyclopaedia Britannica when he realised that no history of this Italian volcano existed in English. He therefore he began the present work, which was published in 1878. Rodwell starts by looking at classical and literary references before giving a detailed physical description of the volcano. One chapter is devoted to explaining how to climb the mountain – something Rodwell was qualified to do, as he had scaled it himself in 1877. He also gives a historical account of the most dramatic aspect of Etna – its many eruptions, which had first been recorded as early as 525 BCE, while the most recent activity had taken place in 1874, only a few years before Rodwell's ascent. With its focus on history and geology, and inclusion of illustrations and maps, Etna gives a detailed portrait of this famous volcano.

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