Open AccessThe scientific life of Luigi Palmieri 100th Anniversary commemoration(21/04/1807-09/09/1896)
Author(s) -
L. Casertano
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
annals of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2037-416X
pISSN - 1593-5213
DOI - 10.4401/ag-3740
Subject(s) - volcano , intuition , seismometer , seismology , geology , philosophy , epistemology
I present here a commemoration of the scientific life of Luigi Palmieri, II Director of the Osservatorio Vesuviano. His research on both volcanic and tectonic phenomena was supported by his development of the first electromagnetic seismograph, which he also built in a "portable" version. He had the intuition to relate seismic activity to eruptive episodes, and, in this sense, he was the first scientist to imagine the eruption forecast in a modern way