Bibliograph

The man who knew everything, the strange life of Athanasius Kircher, Marilee Peters ; illustrations by Roxanna Bikadoroff

Type

Label

The man who knew everything, the strange life of Athanasius Kircher, Marilee Peters ; illustrations by Roxanna Bikadoroff

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The man who knew everything

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

974528272

Responsibility statement

Marilee Peters ; illustrations by Roxanna Bikadoroff

Sub title

the strange life of Athanasius Kircher

Summary

"A biography of Athanasius Kircher, a 17th-century Jesuit, scientist and polymath. He was one of the modern world's first scientific celebrities. His interests ranged from hieroglyphics to China to astrology to geology. He was one of the first scientists to formulate theories based on observation. In 1638, he was lowered into the smoking crater of Mount Vesuvius to observe how volcanoes worked. He published his findings 30 years later."--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

juvenile

Classification