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Observations on Mount Vesuvius, Mount Etna, and Other Volcanos

Chapter 11: Transcriber's Notes
By Sir William Hamilton
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A series of letters offers first-hand, systematic observations of active volcanic peaks. The author documents changes in smoke and ash, explosions, lava flows and their appearance by day and night, sulphureous and saline emissions, showers of hot stones, local tremors, and damage to nearby land. Repeated climbs, sketches, and explanatory notes record eruptive phases, shifting vents, and flow behavior, and compare manifestations across different mountains. Practical details for visitors and cautious methodological remarks accompany empirical description rather than theoretical explanation.

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Transcriber's Notes

This document was taken from hand-written letters in the eighteenth century, and also contains quotes from other authors. As such, it's no surprise that there are many spelling and punctuation irregularities. Except where explicitly noted below, these were kept as is. Spelling variants that were preserved include: "Abbate" and "Abate;" "abovementioned" and "above-mentioned;" "Ænaria" and "Enaria;" "ancient" and "antient" (and derivatives); "Astruni" and "Astroni;" "Averno" and "Avernus;" "Giulio Cesare Bracini" and "Giulio Cesare Bruccini;" "Castel-a-Mare," "Castel-a-mare," "Castel a Mare" and "Castle-a-Mare;" "centre" and "center;" "colour" and "color" (and derivatives); "deer" and "deers" (for the plural of "deer"); "enquiry" and "inquiry;" "entirely" and "intirely;" "entituled" and "intituled;" "exteriour" and "exterior;" "honour" and "honor;" "interiour" and "interior;" "lavas" and "lava's" (for the plural of "lava"); "Mare-morto" and "Mare Morto;" "mere" and "meer;" "Mon-Gibello," "Mongibello," "Mon Gibello," "Monte Gibello" and "Mount Gibel;" "o'clock" and "a clock;" "Procida" and "Procita;" "rain water" and "rain-water;" "smoke" and "smoak" (and derivatives); "Solfaterra" and "Solfa terra;" "strata" and "stratas" (for the plural of "stratum"); "Torre dell' Annunciata," "Torre dell' Annunziata" and "Torre del Annunziata;" "Volcanos" and "Volcano's" (for the plural of "Volcano"); "Volcano's" and "Volcanos" (for the possessive of "Volcano").

Changed "that" to "than" on page 85: "on the top of Vesuvius than on that of Etna."

Changed "thermomether" to "thermometer" on page 122: "Fahrenheit's thermometer."

Inserted missing word "a" on page 129: "fell a great part of the night."

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