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A Man of Misconceptions: The Life of an Eccentric in an Age of Change (Inbunden)
avJohn Glassie
ISBN: 9781594488719 - UTGIVEN: 201211This is the vivid, unconventional story of Athanasius Kircher, the legendary seventeenth-century priest-scientist who was either a great genius or a colossal crackpot . . . or a bit of both.
Kircher's interests knew no bounds. From optics to music to magnetism to medicine, he offered up inventi[...]
A Man of Misconceptions: The Life of an Eccentric in an Age of Change (Häftad)
avJohn Glassie
ISBN: 9781594631894 - UTGIVEN: 2013-11A "Scientific American "Best Science Book of 2012
An Atlantic Wire Best Book of 2012
A "New York Times Book Review" "Editor's Choice"
The "fascinating" ("The New Yorker") story of Athanasius Kircher, the eccentric scholar-inventor who was either a great genius or a crackpot . . . or a bi[...]
