{"product_id":"natural-history-by-pliny-the-elder-9780140444131","title":"Natural History","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGaius Plinius Secundus, known as Pliny the Elder, was born in AD 21. He served both as a cavalry officer in Germania and as a procurator, and he combined this public service with a deep interest in science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNatural History\u003c\/i\u003e is Pliny's sole surviving work, and in it, he records the sum total of Roman scientific knowledge in the first century AD. This translation is intended to present a coherent view of Pliny's account of various subjects including man, the universe, botany, zoology, medicine, and mineralogy, thereby promoting overall continuity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46550193307884,"sku":"9780140444131","price":37.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27329083482237.jpg?v=1749961206","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/natural-history-by-pliny-the-elder-9780140444131","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}