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The Tower of Pelee - New Studies of the Great Volcano of Martinique (Paperback)
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The Tower of Pelee - New Studies of the Great Volcano of Martinique (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science
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Born in Hungary, the geologist Angelo Heilprin (1853-1907) moved
with his family to the United States as a boy. He later left New
York to study natural sciences in distinguished European
institutions, and went on to hold academic positions in
Philadelphia and ultimately at Yale. His teaching duties were
interspersed with expeditions to Yucatan, Greenland and other
places of geological interest. This 1904 study, complemented by
unique photographs, depicts his third visit to the island of
Martinique in the aftermath of the devastating eruptions of Mount
Pelee in 1902. Heilprin documents the temporary formation of
Pelee's 'tower', a monolith of lava that grew rapidly after the
eruptions, reaching a height of 300 metres before its collapse.
Heilprin also summarises the chief features of volcanic eruptions
and directs readers to his 1903 publication Mont Pelee and the
Tragedy of Martinique (also reissued in this series) for further
information.
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