The Lisbon Earthquake
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The Lisbon Earthquake
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Author : Thomas Downing Kendrick
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1957
The Lisbon Earthquake written by Thomas Downing Kendrick and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1957 with Earthquakes categories.
1755 O Terrmoto De Lisboa The Lisbon Earthquake
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Author : João Duarte Fonseca
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
1755 O Terrmoto De Lisboa The Lisbon Earthquake written by João Duarte Fonseca and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Earthquakes categories.
The 1755 Lisbon Earthquake Revisited
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Author : Luiz Mendes-Victor
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2008-10-14
The 1755 Lisbon Earthquake Revisited written by Luiz Mendes-Victor and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-14 with Science categories.
The 1755 earthquake and tsunami were influential not only in Portugal but in all European and North African countries where the devastating effects were felt. The entire world was deeply impressed and the discussion of its causes generated a large amount of scientific and metaphysical speculation. It inspired philosophers, poets and writers. The socio-economic consequences of the event were great and affected the future organization and development of Portugal. The possibility of a similar occurence urges society and the scientific community to reflect on its lessons. Audience This work is of interest to experts in seismology, earthquake engineering, civil protection, urban planning and it is a reference book for doctoral students.
The Last Day
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Author : Nicholas Shrady
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2008-04-10
The Last Day written by Nicholas Shrady and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-10 with History categories.
The Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 was no run-of-the-mill misfortune-it was a watershed moment that shook the pillars of an inveterate social order and sent reverberations throughout the Western world. Earth, water, wind, and fire all conspired to produce a hellish catastrophe that lasted for a full five days and left Lisbon thoroughly annihilated. Nicholas Shrady's unique account of this first modern disaster and its aftereffects successfully articulates the outcome of the earthquake-the eighteenth-century equivalent of a mass media frenzy giving rise to a host of other fascinating developments, such as disaster preparedness, landmark social reform, urban planning, and the birth of seismology.
Wrath Of God
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Author : Edward Paice
language : en
Publisher: Quercus Books
Release Date : 2008
Wrath Of God written by Edward Paice and has been published by Quercus Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
Just after half past nine on the morning of Sunday 1 November 1755, the end of the world came to the city of Lisbon. On a day that had begun with blue skies and gentle warmth, Portugal's proud capital was struck by a massive earthquake. After a brief, two-minute tremor came six minutes of horror as Lisbon swayed 'like corn in the wind before the avalanches of descending masonry hid the ruins under a cloud of dust'. A third tremor shook most of the buildings still standing to the ground, causing catastrophic loss of life. Lisbon had been struck by a seismic disturbance estimated at 8.7 on the Richter scale - more powerful than the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. An hour later, riverine Lisbon and the Algarve coast were engulfed by a series of tsunamis. In areas of the city unaffected by the waves, fires raged for six days, completing the destruction of Europe's fourth-largest city. By the time it was all over, 60,000 souls had perished and 85% of Lisbon's buildings, plus an unimaginable wealth of cultural treasures, had been destroyed by quake, fire or water. The earthquake had a searing impact on the European psyche. Theologians and philosophers were baffled by this awesome manifestation of the anger of God. How could the presence of such suffering in the world be reconciled with the existence of a beneficent deity? For Portugal itself, despite an ambitious programme of reconstruction (which gave birth to the modern science of seismology), the quake ushered in a period of decline, in which her seaborne supremacy was eclipsed by the inexorable rise of the British empire.Drawing on primary sources, Edward Paice paints a vivid picture of a city and society changed for ever by a day of terror. He describes in thrilling detail the quake itself and its immediate aftermath, but he is interested just as much in its political, economic and cultural consequences. Wrath of God is a gripping account from a master writer of a natural disaster that had a transformative impact on European society.
This Gulf Of Fire
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Author : Mark Molesky
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2015-11-03
This Gulf Of Fire written by Mark Molesky and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-03 with History categories.
Winner of the Phi Alpha Theta Best Subsequent Book Award Finalist: Los Angeles Times Book Prize The captivating and definitive account of the most consequential natural disaster of modern times. On All Saints’ Day 1755, tremors from an earthquake measuring perhaps 9.0 (or higher) on the moment magnitude scale swept furiously from their origin along the Atlantic seabed toward the Iberian and African coasts. Directly in their path was Lisbon, then one of the wealthiest cities in the world and the capital of a vast global empire. Within minutes, much of the city lay in ruins. But this was only the beginning. A half hour later, a giant tsunami unleashed by the quake smashed into Portugal’s coastline and barreled up the Tagus River, carrying countless thousands out to sea. By day’s end, the great wave chain would claim victims on four separate continents. To complete Lisbon’s destruction, a hellacious firestorm then engulfed the city’s shattered remains. Subjecting survivors to temperatures exceeding 1,832°F (1,000°C), it burned for several weeks, killing thousands and incinerating much of what the earthquake and tsunami had spared. Drawing on a wealth of new sources, the latest scientific research, and a sophisticated grasp of European history, Mark Molesky gives us the authoritative account of the Great Lisbon Disaster and its impact on the Western world—including descriptions of the world’s first international relief effort; the rise of a brutal, yet modernizing, dictatorship in Portugal; and the effect of the disaster on the spirit and direction of the European Enlightenment. Much more than a chronicle of destruction, This Gulf of Fire is, at its heart, a gripping human drama, involving an array of unforgettable characters—such as the Marquês de Pombal, the once-slighted striver who sees in the chaos his path to supreme power, and Gabriel Malagrida, the charismatic Jesuit whose view that the earthquake was a punishment sent by God leads inexorably to his demise. There is Dom José, the unremarkable king of Portugal, who stands by his people in their moment of greatest need but ultimately abandons them to the tyranny of his first minister. There is Kitty Witham, the plucky English nun who helps her fellow sisters escape from their collapsing convent, and Manoel Portal, the Oratorian priest who flees the burning capital on his broken leg and goes on to write one of the definitive accounts of the disaster. Philosophers, kings, poets, emperors, scientists, scoundrels, journalists, and monkeys all make their appearance in this remarkable narrative of the mid-eighteenth century.
1755 O Terramoto De Lisboa
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Author : João Duarte Fonseca
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
1755 O Terramoto De Lisboa written by João Duarte Fonseca and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Earthquakes categories.
The Lisbon Earthquake Of 1755
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Author : Theodore E. D. Braun
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The Lisbon Earthquake Of 1755 written by Theodore E. D. Braun and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
The most momentous natural disasters are not necessarily those with the most victims, but rather those producing the greatest shockwaves in intellectual history. The Lisbon earthquake of 1755 forced thinkers to re-engage with many of the greatest metaphysical and scientific questions of the day. Humanity, claiming control of its condition through its search for knowledge, was confounded by its sudden and brutal reduction to the role of passive victim by an unpredictable and incomprehensible Nature. Reason and faith had been reconciled in their understanding and celebration of a divine law reflected and echoed by the laws of science, but the Lisbon earthquake shattered the euphoria of this reconciliation. The debate was metaphysical and scientific, but it was also aesthetic, as the earthquake reopened interest in the sublime: everything that threatened man's personal security, and that enthralled the imagination. Voltaire's intervention made the earthquake one of the great dramas of the century. It even became a metaphor of the French Revolution, shifting the emotion from the trauma of a natural phenomenon to that of a political event. Casanova dreamed of a disaster that might raze the Doge's palace, while Mercier was ambivalent in his Tableau de Paris, imagining a catastrophe capable of laying waste to Paris. Behind the obligatory pathos lay a veiled desire for regeneration through destruction. This is the first major work in half a century to assess the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, both as it was represented at the time, and the reactions it provoked in large areas of western and central Europe, including Portugal, Spain, France, England, Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. Topics considered include its coverage in the popular press, its social and political aftermath, the theological and scientific debates it engendered, as well as twenty-first century assessments of its causes and effects. Literary responses - both serious and parodic - are discussed, through the centuries up to our own time.
Serious Thoughts Occasioned By The Late Earthquake
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Author : John Wesley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1755
Serious Thoughts Occasioned By The Late Earthquake written by John Wesley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1755 with Earthquakes categories.
The Lisbon Earthquake
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Author : Td Kendrick
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2023-07-18
The Lisbon Earthquake written by Td Kendrick and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-18 with categories.
The Lisbon Earthquake is a gripping account of one of the deadliest natural disasters in European history. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, T.D. Kendrick offers a compelling narrative of the earthquake and its aftermath. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.