Ghosts Of Vesuvius

A New Look At The Last Days Of Pompeii, How Towers F all, And Other Strange Connections

Omschrijving

A fascinating look at Pompeii, Herculaneum and the Vesuvius eruption in comparison with other historically significant volcanic eruptions, including the World Trade Center disaster. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, which obliterated the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, was a disaster that resounds to this day. Now palaeontologist Charles Pellegrino presents a wealth of new knowledge about the doomed towns - and brings to vivid life the people, their last moments, and the aftermath. The lessons learned from modern scrutiny of that ancient eruption produce disturbing echoes in the present. Dr Pellegrino, who worked at Ground Zero in the aftermath of the 9/11 attack, shares his unique knowledge of the strange physics of volcanic 'downblast' and 'collapse column', drawing a direct link from past to present, and providing readers with a poignant glimpse into the last moments of the 'American Vesuvius'.
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Schrijver
Pellegrino, Charles
Titel
Ghosts Of Vesuvius
Uitgever
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Jaar
2005
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
496
Gewicht
431 gr
EAN
9780060751005
Afmetingen
197 x 133 x 32 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback

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