The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 2 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny
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"The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 2 (of 6)" by Pliny the Elder is an encyclopedic work published in AD 77. This monumental compilation spans 37 books across diverse subjects—from astronomy and geography to zoology, mining, and art. Written by a Roman administrator who worked by night, it presents nature as a divine force serving humanity. Pliny's sprawling catalog includes exotic creatures, medicinal plants, precious stones, and even rumors of monstrous races
at the world's edges, creating an ambitious portrait of the natural world and human life within it. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Pliny, the Elder, 24?-79 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Bostock, John, 1773-1846 |
| Translator | Riley, Henry T. (Henry Thomas), 1816-1878 |
| Title | The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 2 (of 6) |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_History_(Pliny) |
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Produced by Turgut Dincer, Tony Browne, Stephen Rowland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | QH: Science: Natural history |
| Subject | Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 60230 |
| Release Date | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Last Update | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 9529 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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