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Athanasius Kircher: The Last Man Who Knew Everything by Mary Huismann, Athanasius Kircher, Paula Findlen

Athanasius Kircher: The Last Man Who Knew Everything

Mary Huismann, Athanasius Kircher, Paula Findlen

480 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science informative medium-paced
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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,...

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