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THE scientific results of the late eruption of Vesuvius promise to be as important to science as the phenomena were grand and awe-inspiring to the spectator. Not only has Prof. Palmieri published an account of the observations from his dangerous standpoint, in Italian and German, which will shortly make its appearance here in the English translation by Mr. Mallet, but M. Henri Saussure has also published in the Geneva Bibliothèque Universelle an account of an excursion made by him to Vesuvius about the middle of last May, shortly after the violent eruption of April. This account, given by such a competent observer, is so interesting and valuable, from all points of view, that it must be regarded as a most valuable addition to the literature of one of the most popularly-known volcanoes on our planet. For the better understanding of the geographical features we may refer our readers to the article in NATURE, vol. vi. p. 2.
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The Last Eruption of Vesuvius . Nature 7, 1–4 (1872). https://doi.org/10.1038/007001a0
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