A study of the life and works of Athanasius Kircher, "Germanus incredibilis" : with a selection of his unpublished correspondence and an annotated translation of his autobiography /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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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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- pt. 1. Kircher's life and works
- pt. 2. Kircher's correspondence
- pt. 3. Kircher's life and letters
- pt. 4. Kircher's Vita with translation and annotations by John Fletcher.