Machine derived contents note: Preface; Introduction: Dante and Lucretius; Part I. The Cosmos: 1. Wonder and knowledge; 2. The elements; 3. Meteorology; 4. Land and sea; 5. The natural world and the Scale of Being; 6. Concerning the heavens; 7. The angels; Part 2. Coming into Being: 8. Images of God as maker; 9. Creation (Paradiso XXIX, 1?57); 10. Generation and universal nature; 11. The makings of a man; Part III. Texts, References and Notes: Introductory notes to part III; Abbreviations; Notes; Suggestions for further reading; Index of longer quotations; Index
