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Pliny: Natural History, Volume I, Books 1-2

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Pliny the Elder (23-79 CE) produced in his Natural History a vast compendium of Roman knowledge. Topics included are the mathematics and metrology of the universe; world geography and ethnography; human anthropology and physiology; zoology; botany, agriculture, and horticulture; medicine; minerals, fine arts, and gemstones.

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Canonical title: Pliny: Natural History, Volume I, Books 1-2
Original publication date: 1938

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Published: 1938
Genres: Nonfiction, Science & Nature, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 508
LCC: PA6156 .P65

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