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Science in the Early Roman Empire
Pliny the Elder, His Sources and Influence
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Science in the Early Roman Empire
Pliny the Elder, His Sources and Influence
About this book
The studies collected in Science in the Early Roman Empire (1986) represent key research done on the Elder Pliny – an important and difficult figure whose Natural History forms a valuable compendium at a fixed historical point in time of ancient science. Its subsequent influence was enormous, remaining the most comprehensive scientific encyclopaedia even until the Renaissance. The chapters seek to locate Pliny in his social and intellectual milieu, to survey his approach to particular sciences such as astronomy, mineralogy, botany and pharmacopoeia. Two chapters consider the response in the Renaissance to his work.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Dedication
- Introduction
- 1. The Elder Pliny and his Times
- 2. The Pliny Translation Group of Germany
- 3. The Structure of Pliny the Elder’s Natural History
- 4. The Perils of Patriotism: Pliny and Roman Medicine
- 5. Pharmacy in Pliny’s Natural History: Some observations on substances and sources
- 6. Pliny on Plants. His place in the History of Botany
- 7. Aspects of Pliny’s Zoology
- 8. Pliny on Mineralogy and Metals
- 9. Chemical Tests in Pliny
- 10. Some Astronomical Topics in Pliny
- 11. Plinian Astronomy in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
- 12. Pliny and Renaissance Medicine
- Index