Bibliograph

Hawaiʻi volcano watch, a pictorial history, 1779-1991, Thomas L. Wright, Taeko Jane Takahashi, J.D. Griggs

Type

Label

Hawaiʻi volcano watch, a pictorial history, 1779-1991, Thomas L. Wright, Taeko Jane Takahashi, J.D. Griggs

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-160) and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hawaiʻi volcano watch

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

25832581

Responsibility statement

Thomas L. Wright, Taeko Jane Takahashi, J.D. Griggs

Sub title

a pictorial history, 1779-1991

Summary

More than two hundred years of volcano watching in Hawaii is captured in this pictorial history by three contemporary volcano watchers. Volcanoes have been observed and records have been made of their activity since the early Polynesians recognized the Hawaiian Islands as volcanic and incorporated their awareness of volcanic processes into legends and chants. This illustrated summary of eruptions and earthquakes on the island of Hawaii from the time of Captain Cook's voyage in the late eighteenth century to recent, on going events at Kilauea includes early maps, paintings, drawings, and photographs made by volcano watchersLucid, thought provoking, and superbly illustrated, this work highlights the accomplishments of both scientists and lay observers: the Reverend Titus Coan, James D. Dana, Sarah Joiner Lyman, Thomas A. Jaggar, Jerry Eaton, and others. The authors describe the conditions under which the early observers worked, the methods available to them, and the insights they gained through observation. The book also traces the development of volcanology in Hawaii and the history of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. It concludes by discussing future challenges to coexistence with Hawaii's active volcanoes

Table Of Contents

Discovery and Early Exploration of the Active Volcanoes -- Explorers, Missionaries, and Nineteenth-Century Scientists -- An Observatory and a National Park Are Born -- Volcano Watching Comes of Age -- Observation of Modern Eruptions: Building on Nineteenth-Century Insights -- The Challenge of Living With an Active Volcano -- Historical Eruptions of Hawaii's Active Volcanoes -- Firsthand Accounts of Eruptions in Hawaii, 1790-1924

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