Thinking on Earthquakes in Early Modern Europe: Firm Beliefs on Shaky Ground

By Rienk Vermij

Book Overview

This book is the first extensive study of ideas on earthquakes before the Lisbon earthquake in 1755. Earthquakes had a deep impact on pre-modern European culture and reactions to them stood in a long tradition that, before this study, had yet to be explored in detail.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367492180
• ISBN13: 9780367492182
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"