| Author |
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, 5? BCE-65 |
| Contributor |
Geikie, Archibald, 1835-1924 |
| Translator |
Clarke, John, 1858- |
| Title |
Physical science in the time of Nero : being a translation of the Quaestiones naturales of Seneca
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| Original Publication |
London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1910.
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| Contents |
Preface -- Introduction -- Book I. [Meteors, halo, rainbow, mock sun, etc.] -- Book II. [The nature of air. Thunder and lightning] -- Book III. On forms of water -- Book IV. Containing a discussion of snow, hail and rain. [The Nile] -- Book V. Treating of winds and movement of the atmosphere -- Book VI. Treating of earthquakes -- Book VII. Treating of comets -- Notes by Sir A. Geikie -- Translator's notes on "air", quotations, and Gercke's readings.
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| Credits |
Thiers Halliwell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
Q: Science
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| Subject |
Earthquakes
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| Subject |
Comets
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| Subject |
Meteorology -- Early works to 1800
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
76392 |
| Release Date |
Jun 26, 2025 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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