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A Man of Misconceptions: The Life of An Eccentric in An Age of Change (UNCORRECTED PROOF)
by Glassie, John
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- Paperback
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 1594488711
- ISBN 13
- 9781594488719
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Riverhead Books, 2012. Paperback. Uncorrected proof. Wrappers are worn, rubbed and scuffed. Some curling to corners and edges. 332 pages.
Synopsis
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 “fascinating” ( The New Yorker ) story of Athanasius Kircher, the eccentric scholar-inventor who was either a great genius or a crackpot . . . or a bit of both. 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 humor and insight, John Glassie returns Kircher to his rightful place as one of history’s most unforgettable figures.
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- Seller
- Windows Booksellers
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 496432
- Title
- A Man of Misconceptions: The Life of An Eccentric in An Age of Change (UNCORRECTED PROOF)
- Author
- Glassie, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1594488711
- ISBN 13
- 9781594488719
- Publisher
- Riverhead Books
- Place of Publication
- Qd21
- Date Published
- 2012
- Pages
- 332
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About Windows Booksellers
We've been in business since 1987 and have storefronts in Eugene and Portland, Oregon. Currently we are selling via mail order and for local customers, offering curbside pick up. Our speciality is academic studies in western philosophy, classics, Christian theology, church history, Judaica, biblical studies, archaeology and ancient near east.
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