Word: vesuvius
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...appear to be extinct, and still others which have been extinct so long that they have been more or less completely worn away. The lecture will be illustrated with lantern views from photographs, a number of which were taken by members of the Geological department last summer, thus exhibiting Vesuvius after its recent eruption, Colima recently active in Mexico, and the extinct volcanoes of Arizona. The relation of volcanoes to earthquakes will be briefly touched upon, and the evidence of ancient volcanoes near Boston described...
...GEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE. "Age of the Great Forks of the Arizona and Utah Plateaus." Professor D. W. Johnson. "Vesuvius after the Eruption of 1905." (Illustrated by the Stereopticon.) Mr. E. J. Saunders. Mineralogical Lecture Room...
...GEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE. "Age of the Great Forks of the Arizona and Utah Plateaus." Professor D. W. Johnson. "Vesuvius after the Eruption of 1905." (Illustrated by the Stereopticon.) Mr. E. J. Saunders. Mineralogical Lecture Room...
...will sail first for Havre, whence he will proceed to Paris and then to Naples. Professor Jaggar will proceed as a representative of Mr. Alexander Agassiz, director of the University Museum, for the purpose of making a careful study of the phenomena of the present eruption of Mt. Vesuvius as compared with those of Mt. Pelee in 1902, with which he became intimately acquainted. While at Naples Professor Jaggar will make a collection of rocks and volcanic deposits, and will photograph any of the main features that may be of interest. He will also consult with other scientists...
...Europe in 1866 and 1872 studying physical phenomena, paying especial attention to glaciers and volcanoes. He climbed Vesuvius while it was in action, and it was said that he was the first man to look into the crater of an active volcano...