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The Boys’ and Girls’ Pliny

The Boys’ and Girls’ Pliny

by the Elder Pliny

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Author
Pliny, the Elder, 24?-79
Title
The Boys' and Girls' Pliny Being parts of Pliny's "Natural History" edited for boys and girls, with an Introduction
Credits
Produced by Turgut Dincer, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
QH: Science: Natural history
Subject
Physical sciences -- Juvenile literature
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 58589
Release Date
January 1, 2019
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ PLINY
  2. 2.CONTENTS.
  3. 3.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  4. 4.INTRODUCTION. — Natural History of Pliny.
  5. 5.CAIUS PLINIUS SECUNDUS TO HIS FRIEND TITUS VESPASIAN.
  6. 6.CHAPTER I. THE CHARACTER AND FORM OF THE WORLD.
  7. 7.CHAPTER II. OF GOD.
  8. 8.CHAPTER III. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE WORLD.
  9. 9.CHAPTER IV. OF THE STARS WHICH APPEAR SUDDENLY, OR OF COMETS.
  10. 10.CHAPTER V. THE DOCTRINE OF HIPPARCHUS ABOUT THE STARS.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VI. OF THE STARS WHICH ARE NAMED CASTOR AND POLLUX.
  12. 12.CHAPTER VII. OF THUNDER AND LIGHTNING.
  13. 13.CHAPTER VIII. NATURE OF THE EARTH.
  14. 14.CHAPTER IX. ITALY.
  15. 15.CHAPTER X. THE HYPERBOREANS.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XI. BRITANNIA.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XII. MOUNT ATLAS.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIII. THE ISLAND OF TAPROBANA.
  19. 19.CHAPTER I. MAN.
  20. 20.CHAPTER II. THE WONDERFUL FORMS OF DIFFERENT NATIONS.
  21. 21.CHAPTER III. INSTANCES OF EXTRAORDINARY STRENGTH.
  22. 22.CHAPTER IV. INSTANCES OF REMARKABLE AGILITY AND ACUTENESS OF SIGHT.
  23. 23.CHAPTER V. VIGOR OF MIND, AND COURAGE.
  24. 24.CHAPTER VI. MEN OF REMARKABLE GENIUS AND WISDOM.
  25. 25.CHAPTER I. ELEPHANTS; THEIR CAPACITY.
  26. 26.CHAPTER II. THE COMBATS OF ELEPHANTS.
  27. 27.CHAPTER III. THE WAY IN WHICH ELEPHANTS ARE CAUGHT.
  28. 28.CHAPTER IV. THE AGE OF THE ELEPHANT, AND OTHER PARTICULARS.
  29. 29.CHAPTER V. THE LION.
  30. 30.CHAPTER VI. WONDERFUL FEATS PERFORMED BY LIONS.
  31. 31.CHAPTER VII. PANTHERS AND TIGERS.
  32. 32.CHAPTER VIII. THE CAMEL.
  33. 33.CHAPTER IX. THE RHINOCEROS AND THE CROCOTTA.
  34. 34.CHAPTER X. THE ANIMALS OF ÆTHIOPIA; WILD BEASTS WHICH KILL WITH THEIR EYES.
  35. 35.CHAPTER XI. WOLVES; SERPENTS.
  36. 36.CHAPTER XII. THE CROCODILE AND THE HIPPOPOTAMUS.
  37. 37.CHAPTER XIII. PROGNOSTICS OF DANGER DERIVED FROM ANIMALS.
  38. 38.CHAPTER XIV. THE HYÆNA.
  39. 39.CHAPTER XV. DEER.
  40. 40.CHAPTER XVI. THE CHAMELEON.
  41. 41.CHAPTER XVII. BEARS AND THEIR CUBS.
  42. 42.CHAPTER XVIII. HEDGEHOGS.
  43. 43.CHAPTER XIX. THE WILD BOAR.
  44. 44.CHAPTER XX. APES.
  45. 45.CHAPTER I. THE DOG; EXAMPLES OF ITS ATTACHMENT TO ITS MASTER.
  46. 46.CHAPTER II. THE HORSE.
  47. 47.CHAPTER III. THE OX.
  48. 48.CHAPTER IV. THE EGYPTIAN APIS.
  49. 49.CHAPTER V. SHEEP AND THEIR WOOL.
  50. 50.CHAPTER VI. DIFFERENT KINDS OF CLOTHS.
  51. 51.CHAPTER VII. GOATS.
  52. 52.CHAPTER I. WHY THE LARGEST ANIMALS ARE FOUND IN THE SEA.
  53. 53.CHAPTER II. THE FORMS OF THE TRITONS AND NEREIDS.
  54. 54.CHAPTER III. THE BALÆNA AND THE ORCA.
  55. 55.CHAPTER IV. DOLPHINS.
  56. 56.CHAPTER V. THE VARIOUS KINDS OF TURTLES.
  57. 57.CHAPTER VI. DISTRIBUTION OF AQUATIC ANIMALS INTO VARIOUS SPECIES.
  58. 58.CHAPTER VII. FISHES VALUED FOR THE TABLE.
  59. 59.CHAPTER VIII. PECULIAR FISHES.
  60. 60.CHAPTER IX. BLOODLESS FISHES.
  61. 61.CHAPTER X. VARIOUS KINDS OF SHELL-FISH.
  62. 62.CHAPTER XI. PEARLS.
  63. 63.CHAPTER XII. THE NATURE OF THE MUREX AND THE PURPLE.
  64. 64.CHAPTER XIII. BODIES WHICH HAVE A THIRD NATURE, THAT OF THE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE COMBINED.
  65. 65.CHAPTER XIV. THE SHARK.
  66. 66.CHAPTER XV. OYSTER-BEDS, AND FISH-PRESERVES.
  67. 67.CHAPTER XVI. LAND FISHES.
  68. 68.CHAPTER XVII. HOW THE FISH CALLED THE ANTHIAS IS TAKEN.
  69. 69.CHAPTER XVIII. THE ECHENEÏS AND THE TORPEDO.
  70. 70.CHAPTER XIX. THE INSTINCTS AND PECULIARITIES OF FISHES.
  71. 71.CHAPTER XX. CORAL.
  72. 72.CHAPTER XXI. THE VARIOUS KINDS OF OYSTERS.
  73. 73.CHAPTER I. THE OSTRICH.
  74. 74.CHAPTER II. THE PHŒNIX.
  75. 75.CHAPTER III. THE EAGLE.
  76. 76.CHAPTER IV. THE VULTURE AND THE HAWK.
  77. 77.CHAPTER V. THE CROW, THE RAVEN AND THE OWL.
  78. 78.CHAPTER VI. THE WOODPECKER OF MARS.
  79. 79.CHAPTER VII. THE PEACOCK AND THE ROOSTER.
  80. 80.CHAPTER VIII. THE GOOSE.
  81. 81.CHAPTER IX. CRANES.
  82. 82.CHAPTER X. STORKS AND SWANS.
  83. 83.CHAPTER XI. FOREIGN BIRDS WHICH VISIT US.
  84. 84.CHAPTER XII. SWALLOWS.
  85. 85.CHAPTER XIII. BIRDS WHICH TAKE THEIR DEPARTURE FROM US IN WINTER.
  86. 86.CHAPTER XIV. THE NIGHTINGALE.
  87. 87.CHAPTER XV. THE HALCYONS: THE HALCYON DAYS THAT ARE FAVORABLE TO NAVIGATION.
  88. 88.CHAPTER XVI. THE INSTINCTIVE CLEVERNESS DISPLAYED BY BIRDS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THEIR NESTS.
  89. 89.CHAPTER XVII. THE ACANTHYLLIS AND THE PARTRIDGE.
  90. 90.CHAPTER XVIII. PIGEONS.
  91. 91.CHAPTER XIX. DIFFERENT MODES OF FLIGHT AND PROGRESSION IN BIRDS.
  92. 92.CHAPTER XX. STRANGE AND FABULOUS BIRDS.
  93. 93.CHAPTER XXI. THE ART OF CRAMMING POULTRY.—AVIARIES.
  94. 94.CHAPTER XXII. PECULIARITIES OF ANIMALS.
  95. 95.CHAPTER I. THE EXTREME SMALLNESS OF INSECTS.
  96. 96.CHAPTER II. WHETHER INSECTS BREATHE, AND WHETHER THEY HAVE BLOOD.
  97. 97.CHAPTER III. BEES.
  98. 98.CHAPTER IV. THE MODE IN WHICH BEES WORK.
  99. 99.CHAPTER V. THE MODE OF GOVERNMENT OF THE BEES.
  100. 100.CHAPTER VI. WASPS AND HORNETS.
  101. 101.CHAPTER VII. THE SILK-WORM.
  102. 102.CHAPTER VIII. SPIDERS.
  103. 103.CHAPTER IX. LOCUSTS.
  104. 104.CHAPTER X. ANTS.
  105. 105.CHAPTER I. GOLD.
  106. 106.CHAPTER II. THE ORIGIN OF GOLD RINGS.
  107. 107.CHAPTER III. COINS OF GOLD.
  108. 108.CHAPTER IV. SILVER.
  109. 109.CHAPTER V. MIRRORS.
  110. 110.CHAPTER VI. INSTANCES OF IMMENSE WEALTH.
  111. 111.CHAPTER VII. INSTANCES OF LUXURY IN SILVER PLATE.
  112. 112.CHAPTER VIII. BRONZE. [208]
  113. 113.CHAPTER IX. STATUES OF BRONZE.
  114. 114.CHAPTER X. THE MOST CELEBRATED COLOSSAL STATUES IN THE CITY.
  115. 115.CHAPTER XI. AN ACCOUNT OF THE MOST CELEBRATED WORKS IN BRONZE, AND OF THE ARTISTS WHO EXECUTED THEM.
  116. 116.CHAPTER XII. IRON.
  117. 117.CHAPTER XIII. AN ACCOUNT OF PAINTINGS AND COLORS.
  118. 118.CHAPTER XIV. THE EARLIEST PAINTERS.
  119. 119.CHAPTER XV. ARTISTS WHO PAINTED WITH THE PENCIL.
  120. 120.CHAPTER XVI. VARIOUS OTHER KINDS OF PAINTING.
  121. 121.CHAPTER XVII. THE INVENTORS OF THE ART OF MODELLING.
  122. 122.CHAPTER XVIII. WORKS IN POTTERY.
  123. 123.CHAPTER XIX. SCULPTURE.
  124. 124.CHAPTER XX. OBELISKS.
  125. 125.CONCLUSION. ITALY.
  126. 126.FOOTNOTES
  127. 127.A Selection from the Catalogue of G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS — Tales of the Heroic Ages. — Plutarch for Boys and Girls. — Pliny for Boys and Girls. — Herodotus for Boys and Girls. — The Travels of Marco Polo.
  128. 128.Books for Boys — Boys of Other Countries — Mr. Midshipman Easy — Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea — Popular Tales for Young People — Legends and Stories of Italy — The Golden Staircase Poems and Verses for Children — The Enchanted Land Tales Told Again — In Fairyland Tales Told Again — Mr. Wind and Madame Rain
  129. 129.Transcriber’s Notes

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