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November 15, 2012 09:18 pm PST
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Athanasius Kircher, a Man of Misconceptions - Exclusive excerpts
Here are a few brief excerpts from A Man of Misconceptions: The Life of an Eccentric in an Age of Change, by John Glassie, published by Riverhead Books. Reprinted with permission. This is the vivid, unconventional story of Athanasius Kircher, the legendary seventeenth-century priest-scientist who was either a great genius or a colossal crackpot . [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/mNP1pMDosK4/athanasius-kircher-a-man-of-m.html
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