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Re: This sounds of interest

From: Dennis Kytasaari <djk~at~epguides.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:42:57 -0500
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>, Harry Hayfield <harryhayfield~at~gmail.com>
Cc: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>

Tambora was in 1815, according to this site.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Tambora

I hadn't heard of that one until recently. There is a table on there that shows
that Tambora was a more explosive eruption than Krakatoa.

As Verne was born 12-13 years after that eruption, it may have been legendary in
his formative years, which might have sparked his interest. Much like how
learning about the legend of Krakatoa was for many of us during our formative
years.


Quoting Harry Hayfield <harryhayfield~at~gmail.com>:

> Sorry, I meant Tambora (I knew there were two major 19th century
> volcanic eruptions, one in 1813 and in 1883 and couldn't remember which
> one was which)
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "Ron Miller" <spaceart~at~embarqmail.com>
> To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>
> Cc: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>
> Sent: 12/04/2012 13:59:21
> Subject: Re: This sounds of interest
> >Well, given that Journey to the Center of the Earth was written more
> >than a decade before Krakatoa erupted...
> >
> >R
> >
> >----- Alex Kirstukas <infernalnonsense~at~yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> Since the Krakatoa eruption didn't happen until 1888 (as described
> >and fictionalized in the wonderful Verne pastiche "The Twenty-one
> >Balloons"), I'm pretty sure Verne's fascination with volcanoes had a
> >different source...
> >
> >All the best,
> >
> >Alex
> >
> >
> >On Apr 12, 2012, at 6:04 AM, Harry Hayfield <harryhayfield~at~gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > > > > Kate Humble will host a BBC Two series live from an active
> > Hawaiian volcano this summer. She will be joined by the geologist
> > Professor Iain Stewart at Kilauea volcano for Volcano Live, which
> > will be broadcast in four parts during July 9-12. Hawaii sits on the
> > Pacific 'ring of fire', making it one of the most volcanic land
> > masses in the world, and Kilauea draws around two million visitors
> > every year. The series will also explore volcanic activity in Africa,
> > Iceland and South America, and examine the the science of earthquakes
> > and tsunamis. Volcano Live follows the success of other factual event
> > shows such as Stargazing, which drew around 4 million viewers earlier
> > this year. Humble said: 'Presenting live television that responds to
> > the mostly unpredictable natural environment is never an easy thing
> > to do, but after Lambing Live, Spring and Autumnwatch, I've got the
> > bug!' BBC Two controller Janice Hadlow added that the new series
> > would offer a rare opportunity to see 'the forefront of cutting-edge
> > volcanology research'. Volcano Live is a BBC Factual Production,
> > which is executive produced by Lisa Ausden and series produced by
> > Alan Holland.
> > >
> > > During Stargazing Live they asked for questions from the public
> > that were asked by Skype, when they start asking for questions for
> > this programme should I ask "Was Jules Verne an amateur vulcanologist
> > or was he (like most people) just awed by the eruption of Karakota in
> > the 19th century?"
>
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Received on Thu 12 Apr 2012 - 17:43:09 IDT

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