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The publishers of this little volume, in requesting me to undertake a translation of the "Incendio Vesuviano," of Professor Palmieri, and to accompany it with some introductory remarks, have felt justified by the facts that Signor Palmieri's position as a physicist, the great advantages which his long residence in Naples as a Professor of the University, and for many years past Director of the Meteorological Observatory--established upon Vesuvius itself, prior to the expulsion of the late dynasty--have naturally caused much weight to attach to anything emanating from his pen in reference to that volcano | Eruption of Vesuvius in 1872 by Luigi Palmieri 1 Eruption of Vesuvius in 1872 by Luigi Palmieri Project Gutenberg s The Eruption of Vesuvius in 1872 by Luigi Palmieri This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title The Eruption of Vesuvius in 1872 Author Luigi Palmieri Translator Robert Mallet Release Date August 22 2010 EBook 33483 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE ERUPTION OF VESUVIUS IN 1872 Produced by Steven Gibbs Stephen H. Sentoff and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http THE ERUPTION OF VESUVIUS IN 1872 BY PROFESSOR LUIGI PALMIERI Of the University of Naples Director of the Vesuvian Observatory. Eruption of Vesuvius in 1872 by Luigi Palmieri 2 WITH NOTES AND AN INTRODUCTORY SKETCH OF THE PRESENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE OF TERRESTRIAL VULCANICITY The Cosmical Nature and Relations of Volcanoes and Earthquakes. BY ROBERT MALLET Mem. Inst. . . . . c c. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS. LONDON ASHER CO. 13 BEDFORD STREET COVENT GARDEN . 1873. W. S. Johnson Nassau Steam Press 60 St. Martin s Lane Charing Cross . The Translator should look upon himself as a Merchant in the Intellectual Exchange of the world whose business it is to promote the interchange of the produce of the mind. GOETHE Kunst und Alterthum. INTRODUCTORY SKETCH c. The publishers of this little volume in requesting me to undertake a translation of the Incendio Vesuviano of Professor Palmieri and to accompany it with some introductory remarks have felt justified by the facts that Signor Palmieri s position as a physicist the great advantages which his long residence in Naples as a Professor of the University and for many years past Director of the Meteorological Observatory--established upon Vesuvius itself .