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The Recent Eruption of Etna

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PROF. SILVESTRI has, with most commendable despatch, just issued his report to the Italian Government on the recent eruption of Etna. It takes the form of a quarto pamphlet of nineteen pages, entitled Sulla doppia eruzione dell' Etna scoppiata il 26 Maggio, 1879, and it is accompanied by a capital map, showing the exact extent and dimensions of the lava-streams. A reference to the map accompanying the previous article (p. 158) may help the reader to understand more clearly what follows.

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RODWELL, G. The Recent Eruption of Etna . Nature 20, 198–199 (1879). https://doi.org/10.1038/020198b0

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