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dc.contributor.authorStokes, Evelyn
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dc.date.issued1971
dc.identifier.citationStokes, E. (1971). Volcanic studies by members of the Royal Society of London 1665 - 1780. Earth Science Journal, 5(2), 46-70.en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/9190
dc.description.abstractLate seventeenth century ideas about volcanic activity were largely derived from classical sources. The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London provided a vehicle for publication of information about volcanoes where many ancient notions were refuted and new hypotheses suggested. Volcanic studies by members included detailed field reports, eyewitness accounts of eruptions as well as expeditions to extinct or dormant volcanic peaks, experiments with volcanic rocks, and speculation on the nature of subterranean "fires" and causes of eruptions. The development of theories concerning the formation of the columnar basalts of the Giant's Causeway is also traced. By the 1770's there appeared a general acceptance among members of the Royal Society of the igneous origin of basalt, the existence of ancient extinct volcanoes and the implications of past geologic change.en_NZ
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dc.publisherWaikato Geological Society, The University of Waikatoen_NZ
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEarth Science Journalen_NZ
dc.rights© 1971 Waikato Geological Society, The University of Waikato. All items in Research Commons are provided only to permit fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study. They are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.en_NZ
dc.titleVolcanic studies by members of the Royal Society of London 1665 - 1780en_NZ
dc.typeJournal Articleen_NZ


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