A study of the life and works of Athanasius Kircher, "Germanus incredibilis" : with a selection of his unpublished correspondence and an annotated translation of his autobiography /

A study of the life and works of Athanasius Kircher, "Germanus incredibilis" : with a selection of his unpublished correspondence and an annotated translation of his autobiography /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fletcher, John Edward
Other Authors: Fletcher, Elizabeth, 1942-, Trompf, G. W., Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Series:Aries book series ; v. 12.
Subjects:
Kircher, Athanasius, > 1602-1680.
Kircher, Athanasius, > 1602-1680 > Correspondence.
Kircher, Athanasius > 1602-1680.
Jesuits > Germany > Biography.
Jesuits.
1517-1740
Intellectuals > Germany > Biography.
Learning and scholarship > Europe > History > 17th century.
Intellectuels > Allemagne > Biographies.
Savoir et érudition > Europe > Histoire > 17e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Europe > Germany.
Intellectual life.
Intellectuals.
Learning and scholarship.
Wissenschaft.
Europe > Intellectual life > 17th century.
Germany > History > 1517-1648 > Biography.
Germany > History > 1648-1740 > Biography.
Europe > Vie intellectuelle > 17e siècle.
Allemagne > Histoire > 1517-1648 > Biographies.
Allemagne > Histoire > 1648-1740 > Biographies.
Europe.
Germany.
Biographies.
History.
Personal correspondence.
Autobiographie.
Briefsammlung.
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