Science in the Early Roman Empire
Pliny the Elder, His Sources and Influence
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 1. December 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
300 pages
978-1-032-76128-2 (ISBN)
Description
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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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
560 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-76128-2 (9781032761282)
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Roger French | Frank Greenaway
Science in the Early Roman Empire
Pliny the Elder, His Sources and Influence
E-Book
08/2024
1st Edition
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Roger French | Frank Greenaway
Science in the Early Roman Empire
Pliny the Elder, His Sources and Influence
E-Book
08/2024
1st Edition
Routledge
€41.99
Available for download
Roger French | Frank Greenaway
Science in the Early Roman Empire
Pliny the Elder, His Sources and Influence
Book
08/2024
1st Edition
Routledge
€166.30
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Persons
Roger French and Frank Greenaway
Content
1. The Elder Pliny and his Times J. Reynolds 2. The Plint Translation Group of Germany R.C.A. Rottlaender 3. The Structure of Pliny the Elder's Natural History A. Locher 4. The Perils of Patriotism: Pliny and Roman Medicine V. Nutton 5. Pharmacy in Pliny's Natural History: Some Observations on Substances and Sources J. Scarborough 6. Pliny on Plants: His Place in the History of Botany A.G. Morton 7. Aspects of Pliny's Zoology L. Bodson 8. Pliny on Mineralogy and Metals J.F. Healy 9. Chemical Tests in Pliny F. Greenaway 10. Some Astronomical Topics in Pliny G. Pedersen 11. Plinian Astronomy in the Middle Ages and Renaissance B.S. Eastwood 12. Pliny and Renaissance Medicine R.K. French