Athanasius Kircher: The Last Man Who Knew Everything

by Paula Findlen

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First published in 2004.Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680) -- German Jesuit, occultist, polymath - was one of most curious figures in the history of science. He dabbled in all the mysteries of his time: the heavenly bodies, sound amplification, museology, botany, Asian languages, the pyramids of Egypt -- almost anything incompletely understood. Kircher coined the term electromagnetism, printed Sanskrit for the first time in a Western book, and built a...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0415940168

ISBN13:9780415940160

Release Date:September 2004

Publisher:Routledge

Length:480 Pages

Weight:0.76 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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17th Century Americas Asia Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Communication & Media Studies Europe Expeditions & Discoveries

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