『Boys' and Girls' Pliny Vol. 2』のカバーアート

Boys' and Girls' Pliny Vol. 2

Boys' and Girls' Pliny Vol. 2

著者： Pliny the Elder John S. White
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The Natural History of Pliny the Elder is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman Empire. The full work consists of 37 books, covering more than 20.000 topics ranging from astronomy and mathematics to botany and precious stones. The book became a model for later encyclopaedias and gives a fascinating overview of the state of scientific knowledge almost 2000 years ago. This version of the Natural History (or, the "Pliny") has been adapted for a younger audience. This second volume contains Book III (Man, His Birth and His Organization) and Book IV (The Nature of Terrestrial Animals) out of a total of 9 books. - Summary by FoonCopyright Greek and Latin Classics Genre アート 天文学 天文学・宇宙科学 文学史・文学批評 科学
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