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A study of the life and works of Athanasius Kircher, "Germanus incredibilis" : with a selection of his unpublished correspondence and an annotated translation of his autobiography /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 extraordinary polymath. His fascinating correspondence with popes, princes and priests was a key to the mind-set of the period, and the transition from medieval to modern scientific thinking.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2011.
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| Colección: | Aries book series ;
v. 12. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Athanasius Kircher, a German Jesuit in 17th-century Rome, was an extraordinary polymath. His fascinating correspondence with popes, princes and priests was a key to the mind-set of the period, and the transition from medieval to modern scientific thinking. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxiv, 607 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004216327 9004216324 9786613270818 6613270814 1283270811 9781283270816 9004207120 9789004207127 |
| ISSN: | 1871-1405 ; |