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Who wrote an encyclopedia on natural history that's discussed meteorology geography botany zoology and astronomy?

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Who wrote an encyclopedia on natural history that's discussed meteorology geographybotanyzoologyand astronomy?

The encyclopedia on natural history that discusses meteorology, geography, botany, zoology, and astronomy was written by the Roman philosopher and naturalist Pliny the Elder. His work, titled "Natural History" (Naturalis Historia), encompasses a vast range of topics and is considered one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman Empire. Pliny's encyclopedia aimed to compile all known knowledge of the natural world at the time.


Who wrote about geography during the greco-romin age?

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Who wrote new astronomy of celestial physics?

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