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100 1 _aSeneca, Lucius Annaeus,
_d5? BCE-65
245 1 0 _aPhysical science in the time of Nero
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturales_quaestiones
500 _aRelease date is 2025-06-26
505 0 _aPreface -- 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.
508 _aThiers 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)
520 _a"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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1910
653 _aEarthquakes
653 _aComets
653 _aMeteorology -- Early works to 1800
700 1 _aGeikie, Archibald,
_d1835-1924
700 1 _aClarke, John,
_d1858-
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/physicalsciencei00seneuoft/page/n7/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76392
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