The interests of Athanasius Kircher, the legendary seventeenth-century priest-scientist, knew no bounds. From optics to music to magnetism to medicine, he offered up inventions and theories for everything, and they made him famous across Europe. His celebrated museum in Rome fea…
"This 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 off…
"This 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 off…