Athanasius Kircher

German writer, philosopher, scientist and genius (1601-1680). Jesuit. Wrote 40+ books, invented the megaphone and the tory.html">magnetic clock. [Catholic Encyclopedia] [wikipedia] [google]

Correspondence [more]

Kircherianum Virtuale: list of sites

Stanford's Athanasius Kircher Project includes images, Kircher's China research, his correspondence and more.

Articles and information on Kircher

“The Last Renaissance Man”

For further reference


First published on March 3rd, 2009 at 4:35 pm