Geology of Vesuvius and Etna extracted from the letters of Charles Lyell, September and October 1858
Scope and Contents
Material relating to the geology of Mount Vesuvius in Southern Italy and Mount Etna in Sicily as extracted from the letters of Sir Charles Lyell, written during a visit to the area in September and October 1858. He discusses several geological formations in the mountains and occasionally gives sketches to illustrate his points. He also mentions: that he has received a list of shells from the Pliocene clay on which Mount Etna is placed which he hopes will provide a precise paleontological date for volcanos, the heathland on the lower slopes of Mount Etna and heathland plants, that he passed the spot where in 1842 a crowd had gathered to watch a lava flow into a huge artifical reservoir of water. The resulting explosion killed all but around 50 of the crowd, probably by asphyxiation. September and October 1858.
Dates
- Creation: September and October 1858
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Extent
1 leaf (1 page)
Creator
Subject
- Deshays, Gerard Paul, 1795-1875 (French geologist) (Person)
- Dufrenoy, Ours Pierre Armand Petit, 1792-1857| French geologist and Director of the Ecole des Mines (Person)
- Gemmellaro, Carlo, 1787-1866 (Italian geologist) (Person)
- Giuscardi (Italian) (Person)
- Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) (Person)
- Palmieri (Italian professor) (Person)
- Waltershausen, Wolfgang Sartorius Von (German geologist) (Person)
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