Plinius de Oudere, een Romeinse auteur en natuuronderzoeker, wijdde zich met uitzonderlijke ijver aan de studie en het onderzoek van natuurlijke en geografische verschijnselen. Zijn omvangrijke encyclopedische werk werd een voorbeeld voor latere generaties. Zijn geschriften, vol observaties en onderzoek, worden gewaardeerd om hun complexiteit en hun inzicht in de oude wereld. Gepassioneerd toegewijd aan kennis, inspireerde hij met zijn benadering van onderzoek en schrijven.
Caii Plinii Secundi Historiæ Naturalis Libri XXXVII, written by Pliny the Elder and edited by Jean Hardouin, is a landmark work of natural history that covers topics ranging from astronomy and geology to zoology and botany. This beautifully illustrated volume is a treasure trove of knowledge and a testimony to the enduring power of the natural world.
This is a Latin text of the natural history of Pliny the Elder, a Roman author and naturalist whose work has been influential throughout history. The book is organized into 37 chapters, covering topics ranging from zoology and botany to anthropology and medicine. Classicists and those interested in the natural world will find this book to be a fascinating glimpse into the scientific knowledge of ancient Rome.
Pliny the Elder was a first-century Roman scholar and writer who provided one of the most comprehensive accounts of the natural world in antiquity. This work, translated by John Bostock and H.T. Riley, covers a wide range of topics from zoology and botany to mineralogy and metallurgy.
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