. Supplement to the arctic zoology [microform]. Zoology; Zoologie. ICELAND. with a Mack and pitchy matter. :,f:»iiy parts of Holland, Gnmnity, and other countries in the north, obfcrvcd a brnuftoiic vapour in the air, accompanied with a thick fmcak ; and there fell in (ome places a light grey-colored fubllance upon riic earth every night, which, by its yielding a bUicifh flame when thrown on the fire, evidently appeared to be fulphureous ; \i\mn thofc nights in which this (ubftance fell in any quantity, there was obfervtd t( h" Utile or no fall of dew. Tlicfc appearances continued more or
. Supplement to the arctic zoology [microform]. Zoology; Zoologie. ICELAND. with a Mack and pitchy matter. :,f:»iiy parts of Holland, Gnmnity, and other countries in the north, obfcrvcd a brnuftoiic vapour in the air, accompanied with a thick fmcak ; and there fell in (ome places a light grey-colored fubllance upon riic earth every night, which, by its yielding a bUicifh flame when thrown on the fire, evidently appeared to be fulphureous ; \i\mn thofc nights in which this (ubftance fell in any quantity, there was obfervtd t( h" Utile or no fall of dew. Tlicfc appearances continued more or Iclii all the months oi July, Augtijly and September, A more particular account of thefe appearances, and the periods when they wcreollirved, are publiflicd in the Berlin Advertifcr, No. 96, 1783, and the fol- 'c .11^ r'mbers, in fome of which there is a very accurate account of the two ji, nti " u were thrown up ; but I have not fecn them. 1 fliall conclude with giving you a catalogue of all the known eruptions ia i^'.land. I, Date loft. Ildborger hraun. 2. 1000. Thurrar hraun. 3- 1004. Ileckloy tor the firft time. 4- 1029. Ditto, fecond time. 5. 1105. Ditto. 6. 1113. Ditto. 7- II51. Tnllidyn^tr. 8. 1157. Hickla. 9- 1188. Trolledpige)\ 10. 1206. Hcckla. II. 1210. Reikcnefe, 12. 1219. Ditto. »3- 1222. Heckla, 14. 1222. Reikcnefe^ IS. 1223. Ditto. 16. 1225. Ditto. J7- 1226. Ditto. 18. 1237 Ditto. 19. 1240. Ditto. 20. 1245. Soelheim Jcckuh 21. 1262. Ditto. 22. HecUa. 23. 1300. Ditto. 24. li ii!!;' )f,,' '!R : 8''l.: *l ..J. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798. London : Printed by Henry Hughs
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