A study of the life and works of Athanasius Kircher, "Germanus incredibilis" : : with a selection of his unpublished correspondence and an annotated translation of his autobiography / / by John Edward Fletcher ; edited for publication by Elizabeth Fletcher ; editorial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

• Author: Fletcher, John Edward.
• TeilnehmendeR: Fletcher, Elizabeth, 1942-; Trompf, G. W.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2011.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Aries Book Series 12.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (654 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Athanasius Kircher, a German Jesuit in 17th-century Rome, was an enigma. Intensely pious and a prolific author, he was also a polymath fascinated with everything from Egyptian hieroglyphs to the tiny creatures in his microscope. His correspondence with popes, princes and priests was a window into th...