the great lisbon earthquake

In Part I of this series, I talked about Voltaire's mention of the great Lisbon earthquake of 1755 in his novella Candide. In Part II of this series, I discussed a little bit about the geology of the earthquake itself. To wrap things up...


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Lisbon earthquake. The Engines

Yesterday, in Part I of this post, I talked about Voltaire's mention of the great Lisbon earthquake of 1755 in his novella Candide. Lisbon isn't a place we normally associate with earthquakes. Portugal is a small country nestled...
Philosophy, literature, religion, and geology (Part II) ~ Hudson Valley ...

1, 1755, during what came to be known as the Great Lisbon Earthquake. With an estimated magnitude of 8.5 to 9.0, the temblor nearly destroyed the city of Lisbon and its lavish palaces, libraries and cathedrals. What wasn't...
the great lisbon earthquake