Earthquakes in Human History: The Far-Reaching Effects of Seismic Disruptions - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jelle Zeilinga de Boer, Donald Theodore SandersSeries:Princeton Science LibraryPublish date:3/31/2026Pages:304
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691283944ISBN-10:069128394XUPC:9780691283944Book Category:Nature, ScienceBook Subcategory:Earthquakes & Volcanoes, Natural Disasters, Earth SciencesBook Topic:GeologySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.76 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCE15BSXZV
Earthquakes in Human History: The Far-Reaching Effects of Seismic Disruptions
On November 1, 1755--All Saints' Day--a massive earthquake struck Europe's Iberian Peninsula and destroyed the city of Lisbon. Churches collapsed upon thousands of worshippers celebrating the holy day. Earthquakes in Human History tells the story of that calamity and other epic earthquakes. The authors, Jelle Zeilinga de Boer and Donald Theodore Sanders, recapture the power of their previous...
Series: Princeton Science Library
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691283944ISBN-10:069128394XUPC:9780691283944Book Category:Nature, ScienceBook Subcategory:Earthquakes & Volcanoes, Natural Disasters, Earth SciencesBook Topic:GeologySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.76 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCE15BSXZV
Jelle Zeilinga de Boer (1934-2016) was the Harold T. Stearns Professor Emeritus of Earth Science at Wesleyan University. Donald Theodore Sanders (1930-2014) was a petroleum geologist and science editor. They were the authors of Volcanoes in Human History (Princeton).
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