Seneca, Lucius Annaeus 5? BCE-65 creator Geikie, Archibald 1835-1924 Clarke, John 1858- text utu 2025 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) 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. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturales_quaestiones Release date is 2025-06-26 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) Originally published: London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1910 Earthquakes Comets Meteorology -- Early works to 1800 Q London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1910 https://archive.org/details/physicalsciencei00seneuoft/page/n7/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76392 https://archive.org/details/physicalsciencei00seneuoft/page/n7/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76392 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134752.0 76392