Pliny the Elder's Natural History is an encyclopedic work covering a vast array of topics from cosmology to zoology. It is a monumental compilation of ancient knowledge and a primary source for understanding Roman scientific thought.
Sources for Pliny the Elder — Natural History
Pliny the Elder — Natural History in Natural History
Held in the Natural History chamber of the Babel Nexus Index.
- John James Audubon — The Birds of America (1827–1838)
- Henry Walter Bates — The Naturalist on the River Amazons (1863)
- Gilbert White — The Natural History of Selborne (1789)
- Edward Topsell — The History of Four-Footed Beasts (1607)
- Alexander von Humboldt — Personal Narrative of Travels (1814)
- Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon — Natural History (1749–1788)
- Georges Cuvier — The Animal Kingdom (1817)
- Shen Kuo — Dream Pool Essays (夢溪筆談) (1088 CE)
- Jean-Henri Fabre — Souvenirs Entomologiques (Insect Life) (1879–1907)