Melting the earth: the history of ideas on volcanic eruptions
Auteur :
Sigurdsson, Haraldur
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195106657
Date de publication :
5 août 1999
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 x 3,1 cm
Poids :
794 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
For centuries humans have puzzled over volcanoes. In this text, the author, a volcanologist, traces the history of ideas about volcanoes, a history spanning more than 2000 years - from the notions of the ancient Greeks to the more scientific, experimentally based theories of today.