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A Scientific American Best Science Book of 2012 An Atlantic Wire Best Book of 2012 A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice 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 featured magic lanterns, speaking statues, the tail of a mermaid and a brick from the Tower of Babel. Holy Roman Emperors were his patrons, popes were his friends and in his spare time he collaborated with the Baroque master Bernini. But Kircher lived during an era of radical transformation, in which the old approach to knowledge - what he called the art of knowing - was giving way to the scientific method and modern thought. A MAN OF MISCONCEPTIONS traces the rise, success and eventual fall of this fascinating character as he attempted to come to terms with a changing world. With humour and insight, John Glassie returns Kircher to his rightful place as one of history's most unforgettable figures.

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Penguin Putnam INC International Concepts
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9781594631894
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Book Title
Man of Misconceptions: the Life of an Eccentric in an Age of Change
Author
John Glassie
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Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
352 Pages

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203mm
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140mm

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John Glassie
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United States

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