A Man of Misconceptions: The Life of an Eccentric in an Age of Change by John Glassie

A Man of Misconceptions: The Life of an Eccentric in an Age of Change

John Glassie

335 pages paperback 2012

4 editions

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A Scientific American Best Science Book of 2012 An Atlantic Wire Best Book of 2012A New York Times Book Review "Editor's Choice"The "fascinating" (The New Yorker) story of Athanasius Kircher, the eccentric scholar-inventor who was either a great g...

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