Download or read book A Study of the Life and Works of Athanasius Kircher, ‘Germanus Incredibilis’ written by John Edward Fletcher and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-08-25 with total page 655 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Athanasius Kircher, a German Jesuit in 17th-century Rome, was an extraordinary polymath. His fascinating correspondence with popes, princes and priests was a key to the mind-set of the period, and the transition from medieval to modern scientific thinking.