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Title: An Account of the Late Eruption of Mount Vesuvius. In a Letter from the Right Honourable Sir William Hamilton, K. B. F. R. S. to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
Year: 1795 (1790s)
Authors: Hamilton, W.
Subjects: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
Publisher: Royal Society of London

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rivi fluentes Retinam versus. Q 2 ii6 Sir William Hamiltons Account, &c. E. Nitidissima flamma in cupressus formam altitudinemmentis exsuperans. F. Saxorum tempestas in altum a voraginibus erumpentium. G. Lenis clivus igneum flumen in Retinam minantem aver-tens. H. Semita ignei torrentis incredibili rapiditateTurrim VIII.invasuri. I. Arbores, et vineta simplici illius afflatu a longe micantia. K. Turris VIII. qu^ Herculanio successisse creditur. L. S*. Marine Apulianae templum. M. Retina templo adhserens, recenter constructa, ab illousque ad mare. N. Porticus : nova item constructio Neapolim versus, ununicorpus cum Retina efficiens. O. Leucopetra. P. Massa. Q. Trochlea. R. S^\ Sebastiani vicus. S. Fumus lapillis, asperis arenis, et aqua marina confertusin pluviam solutus. Tab. X. Plan of the city of Torre del Greco, destroyed ingreat part by the lava which ran in the night of the 15th ofJune, 1794. Tab. XI. Mapof Mount Vesuvius and the adjacent places,with the course of the lava.
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