OR THE NATURALIST PLINY THE ELDER (CAIUS PLINIUS SECUNDUS)
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A celebrated Roman compiler of encyclopaedic knowledge; born at Novum Comum, the modern Como, 23 A. D.; died 79 A. D. He wrote a "Natural History" in 37 books, compiled, as the author states in the preface, from more than 2,000 volumes. He begins with physics and astronomy, which occupy books 1 and 2; books 3-6 treat of geography; books 7-19 treat of man, the animal kingdom, and plants; in books 20-32 the author notes the medicinal properties of plants; the remaining books are devoted to mineralogy and the medicinal uses of minerals, and to fine art and anecdotes of artists.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Quinones
- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.
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