Before revision: Italian natural philosophers living within reach of these volcanoes wrote long and learned books on the subject: Giovanni Alfonso Borelli's account of the eruption of Mount Etna in 1669 became a standard source of information, as did Giulio Cesare Recupito on the 1631 eruption of Mount Vesuvius (1632 and later editions) and Francesco Serao account of the eruption of Vesuvius in 1737 (1737, with editions in French and English).
After revision: 's account'sItalian natural philosophers living within reach of these volcanoes wrote long and learned books on the subject: Giovanni Alfonso Borelli's account of the eruption of Mount Etna in 1669 became a standard source of information, as did Giulio Cesare Recupito on the 1631 eruption of Mount Vesuvius (1632 and later editions) and Francesco Serao account of the eruption of Vesuvius in 1737 (1737, with editions in French and English).