1966 Earthquakes And Volcanos book By Alfred Wellman Why They Occur How They Act

Description: Excellent condition or better. 48 pages. Earthquakes and Volcanoes Everybody has read about earthquakes. When the ground shakes, buildings may be knocked down and people killed; sometimes great sea waves sweep across the coasts, swamping whole towns and causing terrible damage. Then, too, there are volcanoes, which send out hot stuff known as lava; the Roman town of Pompeii was completely destroyed, almost 2000 years ago, by an outburst from the most famous volcano in the world, Mount Vesuvius. Yet how many people know just why earthquakes occur, and how volcanoes act? This brings us to the fascinating science of geology or earth study, which is important to all of us. In this book Alfred Wellman explains the reasons for earthquakes, and tells us why volcanoes behave as they do. What he has written will be of interest to all who read it, even though comparatively few people will ever experience a great earthquake or see the full fury of a volcanic eruption. ----------- 2 ----------- The Cross Section of the Earth after an engraving in Athanasius Kircher's Mundus Subterraneous 1665, on page 17, is reproduced by courtesy of the Radio Times Hulton Picture Library, London; The Lisbon Earthquake, 1755, on page 23, is reproduced by courtesy of the Mansell Collection, London.

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Location: Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

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