The history of the world, commonly called the Naturall historie of C. Plinius Secundus (1634)
Pliny, the Elder, Holland, Philemon, 1552-1637, tr · London, A. Islip · leaf 79
ufficientlypraifed, as whoproved the affinitie of flarres with menjand none more than he; affirming al-fo, that our foules were parcell of heaven) found out and obferved another Mnewflarreengendredinhistimej and by the motion Khereof on what day it,firflftionCjhe grew prefcntly into a doubt.… … _ Plinies Naturall Hiftorie. 17 A isMAfc^ftja^-co peifbrm«)co deliver unto pofteritie the juft number of flarres.Hec brought thefaid ftarres within thecompafle of rule and artjdcvifing cerrainc inftruments to take their feve -rail placesjand fct out their magnitudes:that thereby-it might be eafily…
Pre-Linnean works · Natural history
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