General Reader (普通讀本 - Phổ thông độc bản) - Phạm Quang Sán (范光璨) Duy Tân 4 (維新四年, 1911) 05
Summary
A book written by Phạm Quang Sán (范光璨) in the year Duy Tân 4 (維新四年) introducing children to new concepts about the world and how it works.
Public domain text from the book discussing volcanoes in Classical Chinese:
地中有非常之熱度,與沸水同。土石被其張力衡破地殼,[送?]出於外遂成火山。火山之上有孔穴凹,下若碗名噴火口。其噴出之石質名流石。蓋地中之石漿熱汁噴出於外,沉溺於水底,漸次凝結而成石也。
火山自古以來常噴火者,謂之活火山,自古噴火至今日而息者,謂之息火山,自古以來從未噴火者,謂之死火山。
統全地球計之,火山約二百餘座。美洲西邊為最多。不惟陸地有之,即洋海亦往往有之。地中也有溫泉熱井,其原因于火山同。
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Date
1911
Source
A Bilingual Introduction to Volcanoes in 1911 Vietnam. - NOVEMBER 6, 2016 / LEMINHKHAI. (Lê Minh Khải's SEAsian History Blog).
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