
How a Volcano changed the course of Art
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Frankenstein and the Volcanic Eruption
In 18 16, i trains were a thing. But horse beast of burdend labor was still and for smaller jobs, was essential. And that's why we see this anxiety and terror and horror around technology in the painting and uncertainly in frankenstein. There is a, there's a theory. That's another thing that happened. In 18 six nis, there was an invention. This was known as the velocipede. It's the daddy of the bicycle. Velocipide was like a unitcycle. So basically, the theory is is that in 18 16,i trains were only a very recent invention, but they were a thing - I love that. A volcanic
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