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Author pliny the elder country ancient rome subject natural history, ethnography, art, sculpture, mining, mineralogy genre encyclopaedia, popular science the natural history is a work by pliny the elder. Page 189 this table being first inclined, the leaves of papyrus are laid upon it lengthwise, as long, indeed, as the papyrus will admit of, the jagged edges being cut off at either end. Naturalis historia is an early encyclopedia published circa ad 7779 by pliny the elder it is one of the largest single works to have survived from the roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover all ancient knowledge. The world, and this whatever other name men have chosen to designate the sky whose vaulted roof encircles the universe is fitly believed to be a deity, eternal, immeasurable, a being that never began. Plini secundi naturalis historiae libri xxxvii, the. The natural history of pliny, volume 1 of 6 by the elder pliny. Pliny the elder, natural history loeb classical library.
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Volume i of the natural history of gaius plinius secundus. May 14, 2019 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Letters of pliny, by gaius plinius caecilius secundus. Plinys natural history in thirtyseven books london. To locate your nearest plinius distributor or dealer, please navigate the drop down menus to complete your search. Pliny the elder, tireless researcher and writer, is author of the encyclopedic natural history, in 37 books, an unrivaled compendium of roman knowledge. Page 431 the name which these stones bear, originates, it is said, in the peculiar tint of their brilliancy, which, after closely approaching the colour of wine, passes off into a violet without being fully pronounced. Barclay, 184749, also by philemon holland and wernerian club page images at hathitrust pliny, the elder. Ancient roman text by plinius, describing his views of the natural world. Natural history, the largest and most important of his works and the. Pliny natural history, book 12 free ebook download as pdf file. Its frequent digressions into issues of morality and gossipy, occasionally rambling style would certainly not be at home in a modern encyclopedia, but its allencompassing scope covering botany, zoology, astronomy, geology, and medicine among other. With a little care and a full understanding of the operating recommendations in this manual, your plinius p8 power amplifier will provide years of highquality, troublefree performance.
Natural history, encyclopaedic scientific work of dubious accuracy by pliny the elder, completed in 77 ce as naturae historiae and conventionally known as naturalis historia. Plini secundi naturalis historiae libri xxxvii, the historie of the vvorld. Translated into english by philemon holland doctor of physicke. Plinys natural history was the goto encyclopedia for over 1,500 years, from its publication around the year 77 until well into the renaissance. Natural history 1938 by pliny the elder, translated by h. American museum of natural history handbook series no. Mostly nearfield listening in mid size room with jazz, r and b and rock. Plinys natural history is an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology. It is very broad in scope and includes all sorts of facts, observations and myths. The natural history of pliny, volume 1 of 6 by the elder pliny free. As one of the largest and most comprehensive surviving works from the roman empire, pliny the elders natural history offers a rare glimpse into the scholarship of the ancient world. Page 1 s t e r e o p o w e r a m p l i f i e r page 3 we have designed and manufactured this amplifier to reproduce your favourite music faithfully and accurately. Plinys historia naturalis natural history is a vast encyclopaedic work and the only book by him to have survived. Mingling acute observation with often wild speculation, it offers a fascinating view of the world as it was understood in the first century ad, whether describing the danger of diving for sponges, the first waterclock, or the use of asses milk.
Pliny the elder pliny, the elder the online books page. The natural history of pliny volume 6 digital collections. Although pliny did not distinguish between fact, opinion, and speculation in his 37volume treatise, he can be credited with. Plinius caecilius secundus the author of the letters an or phan. The project gutenberg ebook of the natural history of pliny. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover the entire field of ancient knowledge, based on the best authorities available to pliny. Gaius plinius secundus 23 ad 25 august 79 ad, better known as pliny the elder, was a roman author, naturalist, and natural philosopher, as well as naval and army. The project gutenberg ebook of the natural history of pliny, vol i.
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