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Paula Findlens short article - Father Kircher’s Big Beautiful Books - Scarecrow - 18-11-2022 "Publishing the German Jesuit polymath Athanasius Kircher (1602–80) has always been a daunting enterprise. By the end of his life, Kircher pro- duced a vast scholarly corpus. In 1634, he arrived at the Roman College from war-torn German-speaking lands; by 1641, the Society of Jesus relieved him of his professorial obligation to teach mathematics and Oriental languages to focus on his publications. Almost fifty bulky tomes (mostly in Latin but occa- sionally in German, Dutch, French, Italian, and English) bore his name. Most were authored by Kircher; key disciples who assisted him and promulgated his work (Gaspar Schott, Georg de Sepibus, Gioseffo Petrucci, and Johannes Kestler) also published Kircherian books." Full text: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. RE: Paula Findlens short article - Father Kircher’s Big Beautiful Books - ReneZ - 19-11-2022 Great, many thanks! Unfortunately, the book under review will hardly be available in a nearby library ... |