Natural history : a selection
Pliny, the Elder2004
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Pliny's 'Natural History' describes the natural world as it was understood in the 1st century. Ranging from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology, it is the product both of acute observation and considerable speculation.
Main title:
Natural history : a selection / Pliny the Elder.
Author:
Pliny, the Elder, authorHealy, John F., translator
Edition:
[Revised edition] / translated with an introduction and notes by John F. Healy.
Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, 2004.
Collation:
xliii, 399 pages ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Translated from the Latin.Previous edition of this translation: 1991.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780140444131 (pbk. :)
Language:
EnglishLatin
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BRN:
1998601
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