I Have Come from Hell
The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong
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The Volcanic Risks of Saint Pierre
No one in 1902 had the kind of understanding of volcanoes necessary to make that determination. In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius wiped the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum off the map. The charge of the commission was to determine whether Saint Pierre was safe from the volcano.
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