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The Boys' and Girls' Pliny Vol. 3



Description The Boys' and Girls' Pliny Vol. 3


The Natural History of Pliny the Elder is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman Empire. The full work consists of 37 books, covering more than 20.000 topics ranging from astronomy and mathematics to botany and precious stones. The book became a model for later encyclopaedias and gives a fascinating overview of the state of scientific knowledge almost 2000 years ago. This version of the Natural History (or, the "Pliny") has been adapted for a younger audience. This third volume contains Book V (Domestic Animals) and Book VI (The Natural History of Fishes) out of a total of 9 books. - Summary by Foon

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Bk. 5 Ch. 1 - The Dog: Examples of its Attachment to its MasterBk. 5 Ch. 2 - The HorseBk. 5 Ch. 3 - The OxBk. 5 Ch. 4 - The Egyptian ApisBk. 5 Ch. 5 - Sheep and their WoolBk. 5 Ch. 6 - Different Kinds of ClothsBk. 5 Ch. 7 - GoatsBk. 6 Ch. 1 - Why the Largest Animals are Found in the SeaBk. 6 Ch. 2 - The Forms of the Tritons and NereidsBk. 6 Ch. 3 - The Balæna and the OrcaBk. 6 Ch. 4 - DolphinsBk. 6 Ch. 5 - The Various Kinds of TurtlesBk. 6 Ch. 6 - Distribution of Aquatic Animals into Various SpeciesBk. 6 Ch. 7 - Fishes Valued for the TableBk. 6 Ch. 8 - Peculiar FishesBk. 6 Ch. 9 - Bloodless FishesBk. 6 Ch. 10 - Various Kinds of Shell-FishBk. 6 Ch. 11 - PearlsBk. 6 Ch. 12 - The Nature of the Murex and the PurpleBk. 6 Ch. 13 - Bodies which have a Third Nature, that of the Animal and Vegetable CombinedBk. 6 Ch. 14 - The SharkBk. 6 Ch. 15 - Oyster-Beds, and Fish-PreservesBk. 6 Ch. 16 - Land-FishesBk. 6 Ch. 17 - How the Fish Called the Anthias is TakenBk. 6 Ch. 18 - The Echeneis and the TorpedoBk. 6 Ch. 19 - The Instincts and Peculiarities of FishesBk. 6 Ch. 20 - CoralBk. 6 Ch. 21 - The Various Kinds of Oysters

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