| Richard Henry Stoddard - 1809 - 518 էջ
...who witnessed this great catastrophe from the 290 THE OVEN'S OF JORUI.LO. top of Aguasarco, asserted that flames were seen to issue forth for an extent...the softened surface of the earth was seen to swell like an agitated sea. The rivers of Cuitamba and San Pedro precipitated themselves into the burning... | |
| 1810 - 590 էջ
...of burning rocks were thrown up to prodigious heights, and that through clouds of ashes illuminated by the volcanic fire, the softened surface of the...seen to swell up like an agitated sea. The rivers of Caitamba and San Pedro precipitated thcmseJrcs into the burning chasms. The decomposition •f the... | |
| Alexander von Humboldt - 1811 - 666 էջ
...centre to an elevation of 524 feet. Those who witnessed this great catastrophe from the top of Aguasarco assert that flames were seen to issue forth for an...seen to swell up like an agitated sea. The rivers of Cuitamba and San Pedro precipitated themselves into the burning chasms. The decomposition of the water... | |
| Alexander von Humboldt - 1811 - 546 էջ
...fragments of burning rocks were thrown up to prodigious heights, and that through a thick cloud of ;,shes, illumined by the volcanic fire, the softened surface...seen to swell up like an agitated sea. The rivers of Cuitamba and San Pedro precipitated themselves into the burning chasms. The decomposition of the water... | |
| Alexander von Humboldt - 1814 - 538 էջ
...Those who witnessed this groat catastrophe fropj the top of Aguasarco assert that flames were geen to issue forth for an extent of more than half a square...earth was seen to swell up like an agitated sea. * The French mile is, it is believed, nearly as 2.88" to 1 . almost thrice the length of an English mile... | |
| Alexander von Humboldt - 1822 - 502 էջ
...an elevation of 160 metres. I Those who witnessed this great catastrophe from the top of Aguasarco assert that flames were seen to issue forth for an...the earth was seen to swell up like an agitated sea. • 'i; .-«.• •'.: :'; .. .';'.« f .i•; Yaffil * The French mile is, it is believed, nearly... | |
| Edinburgh gazetteer - 1822 - 846 էջ
...rocks were thrown up to prodigious heights ; and Uiat through a thick cloud of us'hes, illumined by volcanic fire, the softened surface of the earth was...seen to swell up like an agitated sea. The rivers of Cuitamba and Sin Pedro rushed into the burning chasms, *nd contributed to exasperate the flames, which... | |
| Friedrich Wilhelm H. Alexander freiherr von Humboldt - 1824 - 364 էջ
...centre to an elevation of 524 feet. Those who witnessed this great catastrophe from the top of Aguasarco assert that flames were seen to issue forth for an...seen to swell up like an agitated sea. The rivers of Cuitamba and San Pedro precipitated themselves into the burning chasms. The decomposition of the water... | |
| Alexander von Humboldt - 1824 - 376 էջ
...centre to an elevation of 524 feet. Those who witnessed this great catastrophe from the top of Aguasarco assert that flames were seen to issue forth for an...seen to swell up like an agitated sea. The rivers of Cuitamba and San Pedro precipitated themselves into the burning chasms. The decomposition of the water... | |
| 1824 - 458 էջ
...rocks were thrown up to prodigious heights ; and that, through a thick cloud of ashes, illumined by volcanic fire, the softened surface of the earth was...seen to swell up like an agitated sea. The rivers of Cuitambaand San Pedro rushed into the burning chasms, and contributed to exasperate the flames, which... | |
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