Title A study of the life and works of Athanasius Kircher, "Germanus incredibilis" : with a selection of his unpublished correspondence and an annotated translation of his autobiography / by John Edward Fletcher ; edited for publication by Elizabeth Fletcher ; editorial adjustment for the Aries book series by Garry Trompf

Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xxxiv, 607 pages) Series Aries book series, 1871-1405 ; v. 12 Aries book series ; v. 12 Contents 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 Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680 Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680 -- Correspondence SUBJECT Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680 fast Kircher, Athanasius 1602-1680 gnd Subject Jesuits -- Germany -- Biography SUBJECT Jesuits fast Subject Intellectuals -- Germany -- Biography Learning and scholarship -- Europe -- History -- 17th century BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical. HISTORY -- Europe -- Germany. Intellectual life Intellectuals Learning and scholarship Wissenschaft SUBJECT Europe -- Intellectual life -- 17th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045727 Germany -- History -- 1517-1648 -- Biography Germany -- History -- 1648-1740 -- Biography Subject Europe Germany Genre/Form Biographies History Personal correspondence Autobiographie. Briefsammlung. Biographies. Form Electronic book Author Fletcher, Elizabeth, 1942- Trompf, G. W Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680. Vita admodum Reverendi P. Athanasii Kircheri. English ISBN 9789004216327 9004216324 9786613270818 6613270814 1283270811 9781283270816 9004207120 9789004207127

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