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16 de jun. de 2010 · Mundus Subterraneus is the most geological of Kircher's works. This book is notable for containing early plates of the Earth's interior, and views of spectacular eruptions of Mt. Vesuvius and Mt. Etna. Plato's Atlantis is represented as an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Mundus subterraneus, quo universae denique naturae divitiae (very roughly "The subterranean world, all its riches") is a scientific textbook written by Athanasius Kircher, and published in 1665. The work depicts Earth's geography through textual description, as well as lavish illustrations.
Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680; Publisher: Janssonium, Joannem; Contributor: Elizeum, Weyerstraten; Place of publication: Netherlands--Amsterdam; Format: Image; Text; Genre: Engravings; Illustrated works; Rare books; Extent: 724 pages; 40 cm H; Language: Latin; Subject: Alchemy; Earth (Planet) Earth sciences; Geochemistry; Hydrography; Kircher ...
- Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680
- Netherlands--Amsterdam
- Elizeum, Weyerstraten
- Janssonium, Joannem
4 de dez. de 2020 · Manuscripts: The Mundus Subterraneus of Athanasius Kircher. December 4, 2020. Time to Read: 3 min - 547 words. The Maurits Sabbe Library of the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies at KU Leuven is one of the largest theological libraries in the world.
Dedication, Preface and Index. Book 1: Elementary Geometry and Physico-mathematics (Centrographicus) Book 2: The creation of the terrestrial globe. Book 3: Hydrography. Book 4: Pyrologus: about fire. Book 5: Origin of lakes, fountains and rivers. Book 6: The fourth element we call Earth, its products and first fruits of the Subterranean world.
1664–1678 Mundus subterraneus, quo universae denique naturae divitiae; 1665 Historia Eustachio-Mariana; 1665 Arithmologia; 1666 Obelisci Aegyptiaci … interpretatio hieroglyphica; 1667 China Monumentis, qua sacris qua profanis; 1667 Magneticum naturae regnum sive disceptatio physiologica; 1668 Organum mathematicum
Kircher’s investigations of the earth in his immense two-volume tome, Mundus Subterraneus (1664–1665) are replete with an astounding and strange variety of subjects, including astrol ogy, volcanoes, alchemy, mining, dragons, weather, eclipses, fossils, and gravity (Godwin 1978).
