Natural Questions by Seneca

Written near the end of Seneca’s life, Natural Questions is a work in which Seneca expounds and comments on the natural sciences of his day – rivers and earthquakes, wind and snow, meteors and comets – offering us a valuable look at the ancient scientific mind at work.  The modern reader will find fascinating insights into ancient philosophical and scientific approaches to the physical world, and also vivid evocations of the grandeur, beauty and terror of nature.