CONTENTS.
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OF THE FIRST VOLUME.
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BOOK I.
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DEDICATION.
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Page
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C. Plinius Secundus to his friend Titus Vespasian
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1
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BOOK II.
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AN ACCOUNT OF THE WORLD AND THE ELEMENTS.
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Chap.
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1.
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Whether the world be finite, and whether there be more than one world
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13
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2.
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Of the form of the world
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16
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3.
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Of its nature; whence the name is derived
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ib.
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4.
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Of the elements and the planets
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18
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5.
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Of God
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20
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6.
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Of the nature of the stars; of the motion of the planets
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25
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7.
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Of the eclipses of the moon and the sun
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34
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8.
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Of the magnitude of the stars
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35
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9.
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An account of the observations that have been made on the heavens by different individuals
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36
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10.
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On the recurrence of the eclipses of the sun and the moon
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38
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11.
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Of the motion of the moon
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40
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12.
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Of the motions of the planets and the general laws of their aspects
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ib.
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13.
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Why the same stars appear at some times more lofty and at other times more near
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42
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14.
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Why the same stars have different motions
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47
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15.
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General laws of the planets
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48
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16.
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The reason why the stars are of different colours
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49
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17.
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Of the motion of the sun and the cause of the irregularity of the days
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50
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18.
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Why thunder is ascribed to Jupiter
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51
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19.
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Of the distances of the stars
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52
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20.
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Of the harmony of the stars
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ib.
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21.
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Of the dimensions of the world
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53
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22.
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Of the stars which appear suddenly, or of comets
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55
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23.
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Their nature, situation, and species
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66
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