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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.Product Identifiers
PublisherHarvard University Press
ISBN-100674994329
ISBN-139780674994324
eBay Product ID (ePID)51296
Product Key Features
Number of Pages576 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameNatural History, Volume VII Bks. 24-27, Vol. VII : Books 24-27
Publication Year1956
SubjectNatural History, Encyclopedias, General, Animals / General
TypeNot Available
Subject AreaNature, Science, Référence
AuthorPliny
SeriesLoeb Classical Library
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight14.7 Oz
Item Length6.5 in
Item Width4.5 in
Additional Product Features
As Told toAndrews, A. C.
Series Volume Number393
IllustratedYes
Volume NumberVol. 7, Bks. 24-27
Dewey Decimal870
Intended AudienceTrade
Lc Classification NumberPa6156
Table of ContentPreface Introduction Natural History Book XXIV Book XXV Book XXVI Book XXVII Additional Notes Index Of Plants List Of Diseases And Affections Index Of Names