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Athanasius Kircher, the Mysteries of the Geocosmos, Magnetism, and the Universe

Athanasius Kircher, the eminent 17th-century German Jesuit professor of mathematics at the Roman College emerges as a captivating figure within the pages of this monograph by Agustín Udías. Aptly deemed 'the man who knew everything,' Kircher's thirty-two comprehensive works, spanning...

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Autor principal: Udías, Agustín (Autor)
Autor corporatiu: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electrònic eBook
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2024.
Edició:1st ed. 2024.
Matèries:
Science > History.
Mathematics.
History.
Physics > History.
History of Science.
History of Mathematical Sciences.
History of Physics and Astronomy.
Accés en línia:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53008-1
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Taula de continguts:
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Athanasius Kircher’s life and works
  • The museum and correspondence
  • The books
  • 3. The geocosmos and the interior of the Earth
  • Short index of the twelve books
  • Preface: Earthquakes and volcanoes
  • The Earth center of the universe
  • The interior of the Earth
  • The oceans and seas
  • The subterranean fire, water and air
  • Fountains, rivers, and lakes
  • The terrestrial element
  • Nature of the geocosmos
  • Fossils, subterranean animals, men, and demons
  • Poisons in the subterranean world
  • Metals and mines
  • Chemical transformations
  • "Panspermia", the origin of plants and animals
  • Chemical work
  • 4. Magnetism and the cosmic magnetic chain
  • Early work on magnetism and the Earth’s magnetic field
  • Kircher and magnetism
  • Nature and properties of magnets
  • Magnetic declination
  • Observations of magnetic declination
  • The magnetic map
  • Causes of magnetic declination
  • Magnetism as a cosmic and spiritual force
  • 5. A space journey and the vision of the universe
  • Introduction
  • Preambles by Schott and Kircher
  • Preamble by Schott
  • Preamble by Kircher
  • Dialog I: Journeys to Moon, Venus, Mercury, Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and the Firmament
  • Dialog II: God’s providence in the work of the World
  • Ecstatic Journey II
  • Dialog I: The water element and the universal principle of things
  • Dialog II: The admirable arcane of the Geocosmos or Terrestrial World
  • Dialog III: Ecstatic journey to the subterranean world
  • 6. Conclusion
  • Appendix 1. Books on Athanasius Kircher published from 2000 to 2020
  • Appendix 2. Table of Contents of Mundus subterraneus
  • Appendix 3. Table of Contents of Magnes sive de arte Magnetica
  • Appendix 4. Table of Contents of Iter exstaticum coelestem
  • Kircher’s Works Mentioned
  • Bibliography
  • Index by Names.

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