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The Krakatoa Eruption

Nature volume 29, page 355 (1884)Cite this article

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THE Council of the Royal Society has appointed a Committee for the purpose of collecting the various accounts of the volcanic eruption at Krakatoa, and attendant phenomena in such form, as shall best provide for their preservation and promote their usefulness.

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  1. Chairman Krakatoa Committee Royal Society, Burlington House, W.

    G. J. SYMONS

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SYMONS, G. The Krakatoa Eruption. Nature 29, 355 (1884). https://doi.org/10.1038/029355a0

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