Title A study of the life and works of Athanasius Kircher, "Germanus incredibilis" : with a selection of his unpublished correspondence and an annotated translation of his autobiography / by John Edward Fletcher ; edited for publication by Elizabeth Fletcher ; editorial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

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Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

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Description	1 online resource (xxxiv, 607 pages).
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	Aries book series, 1871-1405 ; v. 12
	Aries book series ; v. 12.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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Subject	Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680.
	Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680.
	Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680 -- Correspondence.
Genre/Form	Correspondence.
Subject	Jesuits -- Germany -- Biography.
	Jesuits.
	Germany.
Genre/Form	Biographies.
Subject	Intellectuals -- Germany -- Biography.
	Intellectuals.
	Learning and scholarship -- Europe -- History -- 17th century.
	Learning and scholarship.
	Europe.
	History.
Chronological Term	17th century
Subject	Europe -- Intellectual life -- 17th century.
	Intellectual life.
	Germany -- History -- 1517-1648 -- Biography.
Chronological Term	1517-1648
Subject	Germany -- History -- 1648-1740 -- Biography.
Chronological Term	1648-1740
	1517-1740
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	History.
	Records and correspondence.
	Biographies.
	Personal correspondence.
	Personal correspondence.
Added Author	Fletcher, Elizabeth, 1942-
	Trompf, G. W.
	Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680. Vita admodum Reverendi P. Athanasii Kircheri. English.
Other Form:	Print version: Fletcher, John Edward. Study of the life and works of Athanasius Kircher, "Germanus incredibilis". Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011 (DLC) 2011020720
ISBN	9789004216327 (electronic book)
	9004216324 (electronic book)
	9786613270818
	6613270814
	1283270811
	9781283270816
	9789004207127 (hardback ; acid-free paper)

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