Plinies Naturall Hiftbne, 



5IN THE SECOND BOOKE IS CONTAINED 

 the difcourfe of the World, of coeleftiall imprefsions and meteors, 

 itsdlfi of them that appearewfhe Aire^andufon I.mh» 



chap, 



I . Whether thfi World bee finite and limited 

 within^eertaine dimenfions or no ? whether 

 therefce many jOrbut one ? 



2* The forme and figure of Heaven and the 

 World. 



3. The motion of heaven. 



4. Why the world is called Mundus ? 



5. Of the Elements. 



^. Of the feven Planets, 



7. Concerning God. 



8. The nature of the fixed ftarres arid planets: 

 their courle and revolution. 



^, The nature of the Moone. 

 lo.Theedipfeof Sun and Moone salfo of the 

 night. 



I I . The bi gnefle of ftarrs. 



12, Divers inventions of men andtheitobfer- 



vations touching the coeleftiall bodies* 

 a3.0f Eclipfes. 



14. The motion of the Moone. 



1 5. Generall rules or canons touching planets 

 or lights. 



16. The reafbn why the fame planets ieeme 

 higher or lower at fundrie times* 



17. Genera!l rules concerningthe planets or 

 wandringftars. 



18. What IS the caufe that planets chaunge 

 their colours? 



19. The courfe of the Sun: his motion :a;nd 

 from whence proceedeth the inequalitie of 

 daies. 



20* Why lightnings bcaffigned to lupiter^. 



2 1. The diftances betwcene the planets. 



22. The harmon ie of ftars and planets. 



23. The georaetrie and dimenfions of the 

 world. 



24. Of ftars appearing fodainly. 



2 5. Of comets or blafing ftars, and other pro- 

 digious appcaranees in the skie : their na- 

 ture^fituationjand fundriekinds. 



2(^.The opinion of Hipparckm the Phiofopher 

 as touching the ftarsjfire-lights, lamps, pil- 

 lars or beams of fire^burning dartSjgapings 



Chap, 



of the skie, and other fuch impreffions5by 

 way of example. 



2 7. Straunge colours appearing in the firma- 



ment. 



28. Flames and learns feen in the skie. 



2p. Circles or guirlands (hewing above, 



30. Of coeleftiall circles & guirlands thatcon- 



tinue not^but foone pafle* 

 3 1. Of many Suns. • 



3 2. Of manyMoons^ \ 

 33.0fnightsaslightasday. 



34. Of meteors relembling fierie targucts. 

 3 5. A ftraunge and woonderfull apparition in 

 the skie* 



3^. Theextraordinarie fhootingand motioti 

 of ftars* 



3 7. Of the ftars namcd Caftor and Pollux. 

 3 8. Of the Aire, 



3^.0f ccrtaine fet times and feafons^ 



40. The power of the Dog-ftar. 



41. The fundrie influences of flars according 

 to the feafbnsand degrees of the figns. 



42. The caufes of raine^windjand clowds. 



43 . Of thunder and lightning. 



44. Whereupon commeth the redoubling ©£ 

 the voice, called Echo. 



4J. Of winds againe. 



4^. Divers confidcrations oblef ved in the f)a- 



ture of winds. 

 47. Many forts of winds. 

 48.0f fodaine blafts and whirle-puffs. 

 4p. Other ftrangc kinds of tempefts & ftorms* 



50. In what regions there fall thunderbolts. 



5 1. Divers forts of lightnings, and wondcrous 

 accidents by them occafioncd. 



52. The obfervations [oftheTufcanes in old 

 time] as touching lightning. 



5 3. Conjuring for to raifehghtning. 



54. GeneraH rules concerning leames and tfa- 



Tbes of lightning. 

 5 5 . What things be exempt and fccured from 



lightning and thunderbolts. 

 5^, Of monftrous and prodigious fhowres of 



raine. 



