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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6)

Chapter 1: THE NATURAL HISTORY OF PLINY.
By the Elder Pliny
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The text assembles a systematic survey of the natural world, opening with cosmological and geographical discussions and proceeding through plants, animals, minerals, and human uses of natural substances. It synthesizes reports from earlier authors, travelers, and craftsmen, combining empirical observation, hearsay, and learned commentary to describe physical phenomena, medicinal remedies, technologies, and curiosities. Organized as an encyclopedic sequence of books and chapters, it catalogues facts and theories, cites authorities, and balances practical instruction with natural-philosophical reflection.

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Title: The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6)

Author: the Elder Pliny

Translator: John Bostock

Henry T. Riley

Release date: July 12, 2018 [eBook #57493]

Language: English

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BOHN’S CLASSICAL LIBRARY.

PLINY’S

NATURAL HISTORY.

THE
NATURAL HISTORY
OF
PLINY.

TRANSLATED,

WITH COPIOUS NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS

BY THE LATE

JOHN BOSTOCK, M.D., F.R.S.

AND

H. T. RILEY, Esq., B.A.,
LATE SCHOLAR OF CLARE HALL, CAMBRIDGE.

VOL. I.

LONDON:
HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
MDCCCLV.