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The Visitation: The Earthquakes of 1848 and the Destruction of Wellington
Rodney Grapes
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Description for The Visitation: The Earthquakes of 1848 and the Destruction of Wellington
Paperback. Num Pages: 191 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MBN; RBC; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240. Weight in Grams: 435.
Wellington was only a fledgling settlement of some 3,000 people when it was struck by a cluster of devastating earthquakes in 1848. Now the authoritative text on this event, this scientific and historic account explains the cause of the earthquakes, the geological aftermath, the quakes’ impact on early British settlers, and predictions of larger movements along the Wellington Fault in New Zealand’s future making it a compelling read for science and history buffs alike.
Wellington was only a fledgling settlement of some 3,000 people when it was struck by a cluster of devastating earthquakes in 1848. Now the authoritative text on this event, this scientific and historic account explains the cause of the earthquakes, the geological aftermath, the quakes’ impact on early British settlers, and predictions of larger movements along the Wellington Fault in New Zealand’s future making it a compelling read for science and history buffs alike.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Victoria University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, New Zealand
ISBN
9780864736864
SKU
V9780864736864
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Ref
99-3
About Rodney Grapes
Rodney Grapes is a professor of earth science at Victoria University–Wellington. He is the author of Magnitude Eight Plus and Pyrometamorphism.
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