 Scott, that at some barometrical stations the atmospheric wave caused by the eruption was still to be traced until about 122 hours after its origin, and that it must have travelled more than three times round the entire circuit of the earth, shows how...  Proceedings of the Royal Society of London - Page 435by Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1884Full view - About this book
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...17th January, 1884, the Royal Society appointed a Committee of Six, with power to add to the number, " to collect the various accounts of the volcanic eruption at Krakatoa, and attendant phenomena." As finally constituted, the Committee consisted of thirteen members. Their work involved an immense... | |
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