Report on the eruption of Krakatoa
In January 1888, publication of the Royal Society’s report, The Eruption of Krakatoa, and Subsequent Phenomena. Image: 1888 lithograph of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired.
The report compiles and analyzes data from around the world, gathered from scientific instruments, the periodical press, and the public, relating to the eruption, falling pumice and dust, tsunamis, air waves, sounds of the explosions, unusual sunsets, blue and green appearances to the sun and moon, and a hazy ring around the sun.
Articles
Monique R. Morgan, “The Eruption of Krakatoa (also known as Krakatau) in 1883″