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Athanasius Kircher Links, with a Geoscience Bias
An annotated and categorized link directory.
Kircher, Athanasius
Links to web-resources concerned with this important Renaissance Jesuit natural philosopher. By Mats Rendel.
Kircher, Athanasius
Celebrated for the versatility of his knowledge and particularly distinguished for his knowledge of the natural sciences, b. 2 May, 1601, at Geisa, a small town on the northern bank of the Upper Rhone (Buchonia); d. at Rome, 28 Nov., 1680.
The Birth of the Machine: Raymundus Lullus and His
Synopsis of an address by Werner Künzel, in which he discusses Lullus's logic machine, its use and abuse by Athanasius Kircher, and its influence on Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.
Wikipedia: Athanasius Kircher
Article discussing Kircher's life, works and influence, with bibliography and reference section.