On the Nature of Things: Lucretius’ Epic on Science, Philosophy, and the Cosmos - A Modern Translation - Adapted for the Contemporary Reader: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the On the Nature of Things: Lucretius’ Epic on Science, Philosophy, and the Cosmos - A Modern Translation - Adapted for the Contemporary Reader audiobook runs 5.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Enrik Zeng (about 3.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 5.2 hours, it runs longer than 52% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.
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About as long, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf
336 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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About this listen
On the Nature of Things: Lucretius’ Epic on Science, Philosophy, and the Cosmos - A Modern Translation - Adapted for the Contemporary Reader is an audiobook by Tim Zengerink and Lucretius: a 5.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Enrik Zeng, released February 19, 2025, on the Lessons in Philosophy and Non-Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Enrik Zeng
- Released
- February 19, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Lessons in Philosophy, Non-Fiction
- ISBN
- 9798347328062
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On the Nature of Things: Lucretius’ Epic on Science, Philosophy, and the Cosmos - A Modern Translation - Adapted for the Contemporary Reader runs 5.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.5 hours.
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On the Nature of Things: Lucretius’ Epic on Science, Philosophy, and the Cosmos - A Modern Translation - Adapted for the Contemporary Reader is narrated by Enrik Zeng.