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The Man Who Knew Everything: The Strange Life of Athanasius Kircher

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The Man Who Knew Everything: The Strange Life of Athanasius Kircher

The Man Who Knew Everything is a biography of Athanasius Kircher, a 17th-century German Jesuit and scientist. He was one of the modern worldâ€™s first scientific celebritiesâ€•the Einstein or Stephen Hawking of his time. In 1638, Kircher was lowered into the smoking crater of Mt. Vesuvius to observe how volcanoes work. After thirty years, he published an 800-page volume of his findingsâ€•along with theories about fossils, geography, the Earthâ€™s core, dragons, the location of the lost city of Atlantis, and more.

Kircher has been described as the last Renaissance man, the first postmodernist, and â€œthe man who knew everything.â€ The Man Who Knew Everything celebrates Kircherâ€™s insatiable curiosity, his willingness to ask questions and to suggest answers, even when he sometimes got it wrong.

Petersâ€™ dramatic re-telling of Kircherâ€™s life is complemented by colorized versions of his etchings, and lively illustrations by the award-winning artist, Roxanna Bikadoroff.
Country USA
Brand Annick Press
Manufacturer Annick Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781554519736
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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