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"Of all wonders, this is among the greatest, that some fresh waters close by the sea spring forth as out of pipes: for the nature of the waters also ceaseth not from miraculous properties."

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Wonders

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Naturalist

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About Pliny the Elder

Pliny the Elder was a Roman author, naturalist, and military commander best known for the encyclopedic Natural History. His work influenced scientific and scholarly traditions in Europe for centuries.

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