Pliny the Elder on Science and Technology
The Elder Pliny's Natural History provides a wide-ranging account of human achievement in the arts and sciences in the first century AD. This book re-examines Pliny's work for the first time since the 1920s. Modern experiments, simulating the techniques described by Pliny, and an in-depth study of his development of a technical language, confirm his unique contribution to our knowledge of science in early imperial Rome.
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Pliny the Elder on Science and Technology
The Elder Pliny's Natural History provides a wide-ranging account of human achievement in the arts and sciences in the first century AD. This book re-examines Pliny's work for the first time since the 1920s. Modern experiments, simulating the techniques described by Pliny, and an in-depth study of his development of a technical language, confirm his unique contribution to our knowledge of science in early imperial Rome.
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ISBN-13: | 9780198146872 |
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Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Publication date: | 04/20/2000 |
Edition description: | New Edition |
Pages: | 484 |
Product dimensions: | 5.70(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.30(d) |
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