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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2024, 2024
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Table of Contents:
- 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