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The great art of knowing : the baroque encyclopedia of Athanasius Kircher : publ. on the occasion of the exhibition at the Stanford University libraries
xii, 160 p. : ill.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Joint ed.
- Bound.
- Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680).
- Paperback ed. only avail. at the exhibition.
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ISBN: 9780911221237
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SUBJECTS HEADINGS
- Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680
- Jesuits -- Italy -- Rome
- Science -- Europe -- History
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In this volume
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- Science, History, and Erudition
- Kircher's Magnetic Investigations
- Kircher's Subterranean World and the Dignity of the Geocosm
- The Connoisseur of Magic
- Between the Demonic and the Miraculous
- Making Music, Making Knowledge
- Matters Medical
- "If You Have a Secret, Either Keep It, or Reveal It"
- "China Illustrata"
- Kircher's Egypt
- Kircher Among the Ruins
- Appendix I
- Appendix II