_BOOK I._ DEDICATION. CHAP. PAGE Caius Plinius Secundus to his Friend Titus Vespasian 1 _BOOK II._ AN ACCOUNT OF THE WORLD AND THE ELEMENTS. I. The Character and Form of the World 9 II. Of God 12 III. The Dimensions of the World 15 IV. Of the Stars which appear suddenly, or of Comets 16 V. The Doctrine of Hipparchus about the Stars 17 VI. Of the Stars which are Named Castor and Pollux 18 VII. Of Thunder and Lightning 19 VIII. Nature of the Earth 20 IX. Italy 25 X. The Hyperboreans 27 XI. Britannia 29 XII. Mount Atlas 30 XIII. The Island of Taprobana 31 _BOOK III._ MAN, HIS BIRTH AND HIS ORGANIZATION. I. Man 37 II. The Wonderful Forms of Different Nations 40 III. Instances of Extraordinary St…
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