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In book 2 pliny notes familiarity with these cartographical theories, including the calculations of the earth and a second habitable zone on the planet. This page is the beginning of book 2 on the nature of the world, the. After a long period that was characterized by source criticism,2 plinys. I want to keep them free, but need some support to be able to do so. The natural history of pliny, volume 2 bohns classical library the natural history of pliny, henry thomas riley.
Plinys geographical books, but in the rest of the natural history it is. Plinys historia naturalis natural history is a vast encyclopaedic work and the only book. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. These books can take me from 2 to 10 hours to create. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. Read more about the sites features pliny the elder 2379 ce, tireless researcher and writer, is author of the encyclopedic natural history, in 37 books, an unrivaled. Natural history, the largest and most important of his works and the. This extraordinary work was originally composed and written in classical latin around ad 70, and was divided into thirtyseven books. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica, ebook.
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