A study of the life and works of Athanasius Kircher, "Germanus incredibilis" : with a selection of his unpublished correspondence and an annotated translation of his autobiography /

Athanasius Kircher, a German Jesuit in 17th-century Rome, was an enigma. Intensely pious and a prolific author, he was also a polymath fascinated with everything from Egyptian hieroglyphs to the tiny creatures in his microscope. His correspondence with popes, princes and priests was a window into th...

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Main Author: Fletcher, John Edward.

Other Authors: Fletcher, Elizabeth, 1942-, Trompf, G. W., Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Series: Aries Book Series 12.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2011, ISBN: 9789004223110.

Subjects:

Kircher, Athanasius, > 1602-1680 > Correspondence.

Kircher, Athanasius, > 1602-1680.

Jesuits > Germany > Biography.