Natural History, Volume VIII: Books 28-32 by Pliny (English) Hardcover Book

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Pliny the Elder (23 79 CE) produced in his Natural History a vast compendium of Roman knowledge. Topics included are the mathematics and metrology of the universe; world geography and ethnography; human anthropology and physiology; zoology; botany, agriculture, and horticulture; medicine; minerals, fine arts, and gemstones.

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Pliny the Elder, tireless researcher and writer, is author of the encyclopedic Natural History, in 37 books, an unrivaled compendium of Roman knowledge. The contents of the books are as follows. Book 1: table of contents of the others and of authorities; 2: mathematical and metrological survey of the universe; 3-6: geography and ethnography of the known world; 7: anthropology and the physiology of man; 8-11: zoology; 12-19: botany, agriculture, and horticulture; 20-27: plant products as used in medicine; 28-32: medical zoology; 33-37: minerals (and medicine), the fine arts, and gemstones.The Loeb Classical Library edition of Natural History is in ten volumes.

Author Biography

William Henry Samuel Jones (1876–1963) was an ancient historian and President of St Catharine's College, Cambridge.

Table of Contents

Introduction Natural History Book XXVIII Book XXIX Book XXX Book XXXI Book XXXII Additional Notes Popular Medicine In Ancient Italy List Of Diseases Mentioned By Pliny Index Of Fishes

Details ISBN0674994604 Author W.H.S. Jones Publisher Harvard University Press Series Loeb Classical Library Language English Translator W.H.S. Jones ISBN-10 0674994604 ISBN-13 9780674994607 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 870 Series Number 418 Year 1963 Place of Publication Cambridge, Mass Country of Publication United States Translated from Latin Short Title NATURAL HIST VOLUME VIII BKS 2 Residence US Birth 1876 Death 1963 DOI 10.1604/9780674994607 Illustrations Index UK Release Date 1963-01-01 Imprint LOEB NZ Release Date 1963-01-01 US Release Date 1963-01-01 Pages 608 Publication Date 1963-01-01 Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 1962-12-31 Subtitle Books 28–32 We've got this

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