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The Visitation
The Earthquakes of 1848 and the Destruction of Wellington
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Artikel-Nr:
9780864736864
Veröffentl:
2013
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.01.2013
Seiten:
192
Autor:
Rodney Grapes
Gewicht:
440 g
Format:
234x163x3 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Rodney Grapes is a professor of earth science at Victoria University-Wellington. He is the author of Magnitude Eight Plus and Pyrometamorphism.
Wellington was a settlement of some 3,000 people when it was struck by a cluster of devastating earthquakes in 1848. Now the authoritative text on this event, this scientific and historic account explains the cause of the earthquakes, the geological aftermath, the quakes' impact on early British settlers, and predictions of larger movements making it a compelling read for science and history buffs alike.