The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 2

Pliny (the Elder.)

H. G. Bohn, 1855 - Science - 568 pages

Contents

• CHAP Pa 85 Animals whose origin is still unknown: 5
• The mullet: 26
• Media and the Caspian Gates: 28
• Fishes which have a voice Fishes without gills: 34
• The nations of India: 38
• Various kinds of flat fish: 40
• The polypus: 46
• Various kinds of shellfish: 52
• Voyages to India: 60
• Carmania: 68
• Mesopotamia: 71
• The senses of animals that all have the senses of touch and taste: 88
• Islands of the Ethiopian: 105
• The wonderful forms of different nations: 122
• Monstrous births: 142
• Instances of endurance of pain: 164
• 66: 166
• Death: 210
• The Manes or departed spirits of the soul: 218
• The Parthian Empire: 224
• The things about which mankind first of all agreed The ancient: 236
• BOOK VIII: 244
• The combats of elephants: 252
• Dragons: 260
• The rhinoceros: 277
• Prognostics of danger derived from animals: 291
• The leontophonus and the lynx: 310
• The disposition of the horse remarkable facts concerning chariot: 318
• The nature of mules and of other beasts of burden: 324
• THE NATURAL HISTORY OF FISHES: 358
• Pearls how they are produced and where: 430
• Remarkable facts connected with pearlstheir nature: 436
• The different kinds of purples: 443
• The amethyst the Tyrian the hysginian and the crimson tints: 449
• Dogfish: 456
• Fishes which are both oviparous and viviparous: 465
• Landfishes: 471
• BOOK X: 478
• those which are more remarkable for their sight smell or hearingmoleswhether oysters have the sense of hearing: 546
• Which fishes have the best hearing 5: 547
• Diversities in the feeding of animals 5: 548
• Animals which live on earthanimals which will not die of hunger or thirst 5: 549
• Diversities in the drinking of animals 5: 550
• Instances of affection shown by serpents 5: 552
• What animals are subject to dreams 5: 553

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 2; Bohn's classical library; The Natural History of Pliny, Henry Thomas Riley
• Author: Pliny (the Elder.)
• Translated by: John Bostock, Henry Thomas Riley
• Publisher: H. G. Bohn, 1855
• Original from: Princeton University
• Digitized: Apr 18, 2008
• ISBN: 0598910743, 9780598910745
• Length: 568 pages
• Subjects: Science / Life Sciences / Biology