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Boys' and Girls' Pliny Vol. 1

Pliny the Elder, John S. White

Read by Foon · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Introduction (35:15)
Dedication (19:21)
Chapter I - The Character and Form of the World (7:37)
Chapter II - Of God (9:09)
Chapter III - The Dimensions of the World (1:28)
Chapter IV - Of the Stars which appear suddenly, or of Comets (4:24)
Chapter V - The Doctrine of Hipparchus about the Stars (1:46)
Chapter VI - Of the Stars which are Named Castor and Pollux (1:55)
Chapter VII - Of Thunder and Lightning (2:59)
Chapter VIII - Nature of the Earth (12:26)
Chapter IX - Italy (5:32)
Chapter X - The Hyperboreans (5:31)
Chapter XI - Britannia (3:33)
Chapter XII - Mount Atlas (2:30)
Chapter XIII - The Island of Taprobana (13:04)