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Athanasius Kircher: The Last Man Who Knew Everything
Athanasius Kircher The Last Man Who Knew Everything
Author: Paula K. Findlen
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 e...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780415940153
ISBN-10: 041594015X
Publication Date: 4/28/2004
Pages: 464
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Publisher: Routledge
Book Type: Hardcover
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