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- 2009925151 abstract "Exploring this celebrated wonder from scientific, historical, and cultural perspectives, Vesuvius provides a colorful portrait of a formidable force of nature.-- From publisher's description.".
- 2009925151 contributor B11723691.
- 2009925151 coverage "Vesuvius (Italy) History.".
- 2009925151 created "2009.".
- 2009925151 date "2009".
- 2009925151 date "2009.".
- 2009925151 dateCopyrighted "2009.".
- 2009925151 description "Exploring this celebrated wonder from scientific, historical, and cultural perspectives, Vesuvius provides a colorful portrait of a formidable force of nature.-- From publisher's description.".
- 2009925151 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-332) and index.".
- 2009925151 description "Introduction -- Campanian volcanoes : in the beginning -- The Avellino eruption : a prelude to Pompeii -- The eruption in AD 79 : the day of wrath -- From antiquity to the Renaissance : tall stories -- The eruption of Monte Nuovo : a new approach -- The eruption in 1631 : the Counter Reformation -- The old cities rediscovered : antiquity protected -- Hamilton and Vesuvius : volcano-watching -- Vesuvius as a tourist attraction : the Grand Tour -- Persistent activity, 1822-1944 : scientific scrutiny -- The Campi Flegrei : an eruption that failed -- The future : the eruption to be avoided -- Appendix 1. The two letters of Pliny the Younger to Tacitus about the eruption of AD 79 -- Appendix 2. Cassiodorus : Variae epistolae, letter 50.".
- 2009925151 extent "ix, 342 p. :".
- 2009925151 identifier "0691143900".
- 2009925151 identifier "9780691143903".
- 2009925151 identifier 2009925151-b.html.
- 2009925151 identifier 2009925151-d.html.
- 2009925151 issued "2009".
- 2009925151 issued "2009.".
- 2009925151 language "eng".
- 2009925151 publisher "Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,".
- 2009925151 spatial "Italy Vesuvius.".
- 2009925151 spatial "Vesuvius (Italy) History.".
- 2009925151 subject "551.210945/73 22".
- 2009925151 subject "QE523.V5 S23 2009".
- 2009925151 subject "Volcanism Italy Vesuvius.".
- 2009925151 tableOfContents "Introduction -- Campanian volcanoes : in the beginning -- The Avellino eruption : a prelude to Pompeii -- The eruption in AD 79 : the day of wrath -- From antiquity to the Renaissance : tall stories -- The eruption of Monte Nuovo : a new approach -- The eruption in 1631 : the Counter Reformation -- The old cities rediscovered : antiquity protected -- Hamilton and Vesuvius : volcano-watching -- Vesuvius as a tourist attraction : the Grand Tour -- Persistent activity, 1822-1944 : scientific scrutiny -- The Campi Flegrei : an eruption that failed -- The future : the eruption to be avoided -- Appendix 1. The two letters of Pliny the Younger to Tacitus about the eruption of AD 79 -- Appendix 2. Cassiodorus : Variae epistolae, letter 50.".
- 2009925151 title "Vesuvius : a biography / Alwyn Scarth.".
- 2009925151 type "text".