Mt Vesuvius was observed erupting by Hannibal, and of course the eruption that destroyed Pompei was described by Pliny the Younger, and the as killed his uncle Piny the Elder who went there to try to rescue friends.
But I didn't know that Sir William Hamilton's observations resulted in his bein called one of the first volcanologists.
Hamilton is best known today for his wife who later became the mistrss of Lord Nelson, and was played by Vivian Lee in this classic film (her then husband, Lawrence Olivier, played Nelson.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Hamilton_Woman
https://youtu.be/mN1ZjanTr_c
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