Watching Vesuvius : a history of science and culture in early modern Italy /

This work explores the question of Vesuvius as an object of study in the early modern science of volcanism from the investigations and opinions of humanists and naturalists in the late Renaissance to the early 18th-century philosophizing on volcanoes and the development of geology later in the centu...

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Main Author:	Cocco, Sean
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2013 [i.e. 2012], ©2013 Chicago : 2013 Chicago : 2013, ©2013 Chicago : 2013 [that is, 2012], ©2013 Chicago : 2013
Subjects:	Eruption of Vesuvius (Italy : 1631) 1503-1734 1600-talet 1700-talet 17th century Science > Italy > Naples > History > 17th century Volcanism > Social aspects > Italy > Naples Volcanism > Italy > Naples > Influence History Intellectual life Research Science Volcanism Volcanism > Social aspects Naples (Italy) > History > 1503-1734 Naples (Italy) > Intellectual life > 17th century Vesuvius (Italy) > Eruption, 1631 Vesuvius (Italy) > History > 17th century Vesuvius (Italy) > Research > Italy > History Italy Italy > Naples Italy > Vesuvius

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