The Pliny, the Elder 24?-79 creator Bostock, John 1773-1846 Riley, Henry T. (Henry Thomas) 1816-1878 text utu 2018 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6)" by the Elder Pliny is an encyclopedic work published beginning in AD 77. The largest single work surviving from the Roman Empire, it compiles knowledge on an astonishing range of subjects—from astronomy and geography to zoology, botany, mining, and art. Pliny defines his scope as "the natural world, or life," presenting nature as a coherent whole serving humanity. Written at night while he served Emperor Vespasian, this ambitious compilation became a model for all later encyclopedias. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_History_(Pliny) Release date is 2018-07-12 Produced by Turgut Dincer, Brian Wilcox and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Original publication data not identified Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works QH Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57493 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57493 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134326.0 57493