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Why Hell Stinks of Sulfur: Mythology and Geology of the Underworld
Salomon Kroonenberg
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Description for Why Hell Stinks of Sulfur: Mythology and Geology of the Underworld
Hardback. We know almost everything about the exterior of the earth, but for most people its interior is completely unknown. Beneath us, stretching for a distance comparable to that between Paris and New York, lies an underground realm associated with darkness and death. In this book, the author uses subterranean mythology as his point of departure. Num Pages: 352 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 888.
We know almost everything about the exterior of the earth, but for most people its interior is completely unknown. Beneath us, stretching for a distance comparable to that between Paris and New York, lies an underground realm associated with darkness and death. It has inspired writers and artists since time immemorial; when trying to imagine hell, they have usually located it under the ground. In Why Hell Stinks of Sulfur, geologist Salomon Kroonenberg uses subterranean mythology as his point of departure. Starting with Dante's Inferno, he takes the reader on a journey in the footsteps of Homer, Virgil, Leonardo, Descartes ... Read more
We know almost everything about the exterior of the earth, but for most people its interior is completely unknown. Beneath us, stretching for a distance comparable to that between Paris and New York, lies an underground realm associated with darkness and death. It has inspired writers and artists since time immemorial; when trying to imagine hell, they have usually located it under the ground. In Why Hell Stinks of Sulfur, geologist Salomon Kroonenberg uses subterranean mythology as his point of departure. Starting with Dante's Inferno, he takes the reader on a journey in the footsteps of Homer, Virgil, Leonardo, Descartes ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
891g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780230450
SKU
V9781780230450
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About Salomon Kroonenberg
Salomon Kroonenberg is Emeritus Professor of Geology at the University of Delft. He is the author of The Human Scale, which was awarded the Eureka Prize in 2007 for best non-specialist scientific literature.
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