Darley, Gillian. <br/><br/>
Vesuvius / 
Gillian Darley. 
 - Cambridge, Mass. :  Harvard University Press,  2012. 
 - 245 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  20 cm. 
 - Wonders of the world .
 - Wonders of the world (Cambridge, Mass.) .
<br/><br/> Originally published: London : Profile Books, 2011. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Early days -- Miracle or science? -- William Hamilton: made by Vesuvius -- Romantics -- Making Vesuvius -- Real geology, new focus -- Vesuvius and the wider world -- Visiting Vesuvius at home and abroad. 
<br/><br/> "This cultural and scientific meditation on a powerful natural wonder touches on pagan religious beliefs, vulcanology, and travel writing." 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674052857 0674052854 0674503775 9780674503779 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>6948466 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011035047 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Volcanism--Italy--Vesuvius.<br/>Volcanism.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Vesuvius (Italy)--History.<br/>Italy--Vesuvius.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QE523.V5  / D37 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>945/.73