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    The Natural History Volume 3
    The Natural History Volume 3
    The Natural History Volume 3
    Audiobook11 hours

    The Natural History Volume 3

    Written by Pliny the Elder

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    About this audiobook

    Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 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 the entire field of ancient knowledge, based on the best authorities available to Pliny. The work became a model for all later encyclopedias in terms of the breadth of subject matter examined, the need to reference original authors, and a comprehensive index list of the contents. The scheme of his great work is vast and comprehensive, being nothing short of an encyclopedia of learning and of art so far as they are connected with nature or draw their materials from nature. The work divides neatly into the organic world of plants and animals, and the realm of inorganic matter, although there are frequent digressions in each section. He is especially interested in not just describing the occurrence of plants, animals and insects, but also their exploitation (or abuse) by man, especially Romans. The description of metals and minerals is particularly detailed, and valuable for the history of science as being the most extensive compilation still available from the ancient world. (Summary from Wikipedia)

    This third volume includes books eleven to fifteen, covering the following subjects:
    Book 11 - The various kinds of insects
    Book 12 - The natural history of trees
    Book 13 - The natural history of exotic trees and an account of unguents
    Book 14 - The natural history of the fruit trees
    Book 15 - The natural history of the fruit trees

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    The Natural History Volume 3

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