8 CONTENTS. 



School in the Lyceum— Corresponds with Alexander, who sup- 

 plies Means for carrying on his Investigations — Alexander finds 

 Fault with him for publishmg some of his Works, and after put- 

 ting Callistlienes to Death, exalts his Rival Xenocrates — On the 

 Death of Alexander, he is accused by his Enemies of Impiety, 

 when he escapes to Chalcis, where he dies soon after — His 

 personal Appearance and Character— His Testament — History 

 of his Writings— Great Extent of the Subjects treated of by 

 him— His Notions on elementary Bodies — The Material Universe 

 —The Changes to which the Earth has been subjected, and the 

 Eternity of its Existence— Conclusion, Page 38 



SECTION II. 



ACCOUNT OF ARISTOTLE'S HISTORY OF ANIMALS. 



Aristotle's Ideas respecting the Soul — His Views of Anatomy and 

 Physiology — Introduction to his History of Animals, consisting 

 of Aphorisms or general Principles — His Division of Animals ; 

 their external Parts ; their Arrangement into Families ; their in- 

 ternal Organs; Generation, &c 55 



PLINY THE ELDER. 



ACCOUNT OF HIS LIFE AND WORKS. 



Introductory Remarks— Notice respecting Pliny by Suetonius- 

 Account of his Habits, as given by his Nephew, Pliny the Younger 

 —Various Particulars of his Life— His Death occasioned by an 

 Eruption of Vesuvius— BufFon's Opinion of the Writings of Pliny 



Judgment of Cuvier on the same Subject— Brief Account of 



the Historia Naturalis, including Extracts respecting the Wolf, 

 the Lion, and other Animals— Cleopatra's Pearls— History of a 

 Raven— Domestic Fowls— General Remarks, 74 



