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A study of the life and works of Athanasius Kircher, "Germanus incredibilis" : with a selection...
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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 the restless energy of the period. It showed first-hand the seventeenth-century's struggle for knowledge in astronomy, microscopy, geology, chemistry, musicology, Egyptology, horology... The list goes on. Kircher's books reflect the mind-set of 17th-century scholars - endless curiosity and a substantial larding of naiveté: Kircher scorned alchemy as the wishful thinking of charlatans, yet believed in dragons. His life and correspondence provide a key to the transition from the Middle Ages to a new scientific age. This book, though unpublished, has been long quoted and referred to. Awaited by scholars and specialists of Kircher, it is finally available with this edition.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004216327 :
1871-1405 ; :
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Magie des Wissens : Athanasius Kircher, 1602-1680 : Universalgelehrter, Sammler, Visionär /
: Catalog for an exhibition at the Martin von Wagner Museum der Universität Würzburg, Oct. 1-Dec. 14, 2002, and at the Vonderau Museum Fulda, Jan. 24-Mar. 16, 2003. : 216 pages : illustrations ; 23 x 24 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-215) : 3897542110