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Re: Herbert M. Vaughan: Description of the 1906 Eruption of Vesuvius
Interesting!
After doing some research I realised the height of destruction involved:
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The eruption of April 5 in 1906 killed more than 100 people and ejected the most lava ever recorded from a Vesuvius eruption. Italian authorities were preparing to hold the 1908 Summer Olympics when Mount Vesuvius violently erupted, devastating the city of Naples and surrounding communes.
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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Aristotle
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