Etna : a history of the mountain and of its eruptions . ETNA A HISTORY OF THE MOUNTAIN ANDOF ITS ERUPTIONS. G. F. RODWELL, SCIENCE MASTER IN MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE. -with ??.a_3?s .a_:n-:d illtjste-atioi^ Tarbor vit/eji LondonC. Keoan Paul & Co., 1, Paternoster Square 1878 {The rights of translation and of reproduction are reserved] I DEDICATE THIS BOOK TO MY MOTHER. Rfcl . PKEFACE. While preparing an account of Mount Etna for theEncyclopaedia Britannica, I was surprised to find thatthere exists no single work in the English languagedevoted to the history of the most famous volcano inthe world
Etna : a history of the mountain and of its eruptions . ETNA A HISTORY OF THE MOUNTAIN ANDOF ITS ERUPTIONS. G. F. RODWELL, SCIENCE MASTER IN MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE. -with ??.a_3?s .a_:n-:d illtjste-atioi^ Tarbor vit/eji LondonC. Keoan Paul & Co., 1, Paternoster Square 1878 {The rights of translation and of reproduction are reserved] I DEDICATE THIS BOOK TO MY MOTHER. Rfcl . PKEFACE. While preparing an account of Mount Etna for theEncyclopaedia Britannica, I was surprised to find thatthere exists no single work in the English languagedevoted to the history of the most famous volcano inthe world. I was consequently induced to considerablyenlarge the Encyclopedia article, and the followingpages are the result. The facts recorded have beencollected from various sources—German, French, Italian,and English, and from my own observations madeduring the summer of 1877. I desire to express myindebtedness to Mr. Frank Rutley, of GeologicalSurvey, for his careful examination of the lavas whichwere collected during my ascent of the mountain, andfor the account which he has written of them ; also to 545075 viii PREFACE. Mr. John Murray for permission to copy figures fromLyells Principles
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