02517cam a22003853u 4500 76392 UtSlPG 20260610134752.0 m cr n 260607r20251910utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 Q Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, 5? BCE-65 Physical science in the time of Nero Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturales_quaestiones Release date is 2025-06-26 Preface -- Introduction -- Book I. [Meteors, halo, rainbow, mock sun, etc.] -- Book II. [The nature of air. Thunder and lightning] -- Book III. On forms of water -- Book IV. Containing a discussion of snow, hail and rain. [The Nile] -- Book V. Treating of winds and movement of the atmosphere -- Book VI. Treating of earthquakes -- Book VII. Treating of comets -- Notes by Sir A. Geikie -- Translator's notes on "air", quotations, and Gercke's readings. Thiers Halliwell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Physical science in the time of Nero: being a translation of the Quaestiones" by Seneca is a work of natural philosophy written around AD 65. This Latin exploration investigates meteors, lightning, earthquakes, comets, and other natural phenomena through the lens of ancient Greek and Roman thinkers. What makes Seneca's work distinctive is its unusual fusion of scientific inquiry with moral philosophy, reflecting Stoic beliefs that understanding nature's laws guides virtuous living. Written during Nero's reign, this rare Roman scientific text seeks to elevate the mind by contemplating nature's hidden mysteries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1910 Earthquakes Comets Meteorology -- Early works to 1800 Geikie, Archibald, 1835-1924 Clarke, John, 1858- https://archive.org/details/physicalsciencei00seneuoft/page/n7/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76392 117117 117117