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A Mist Connection An Environmental History of the Laki Eruption of 1783 and Its Legacy


Free Download Katrin Kleemann, "A Mist Connection: An Environmental History of the Laki Eruption of 1783 and Its Legacy "
English | ISBN: 3110737175 | 2023 | 350 pages | EPUB, PDF | 25 MB + 9 MB
In the summer of 1783, an unusual dry fog descended upon large parts of the northern hemisphere. The fog brought with it bloodred sunsets, a foul sulfuric odor, and a host of other peculiar weather events. Inspired by the Enlightenment, many naturalists attempted to find reasonable explanations for these occurrences.

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