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Description:Volcano Cowboy is a non-fiction biography of Athanasius Kircher, for 9-12 year olds. Kircher was a 17th-century Jesuit and scientist. He was one of the modern world s first scientific celebrities the Einstein or Stephen Hawking of his time. In 1638, Kircher was lowered into the smoking crater of Mount Vesuvius to observe how volcanoes work. After 30 years, he published an 800-page volume of his findings along with theories about fossils, geography, the Earth s core, dragons, the location of the lost city of Atlantis, and more. Kircher has been described as the last Renaissance man, the first postmodernist, and the man who knew everything. Volcano Cowboy celebrates Kircher s insatiable curiosity, his willingness to ask questions and to suggest answers, even when he sometimes got it wrong. Peters dramatic retelling of Kircher s life is complemented by colorized versions of his etchings, and lively illustrations by the award-winning artist, Roxanna Bikadoroff."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Man Who Knew Everything: The Strange Life of Athanasius Kircher. To get started finding The Man Who Knew Everything: The Strange Life of Athanasius Kircher, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Volcano Cowboy is a non-fiction biography of Athanasius Kircher, for 9-12 year olds. Kircher was a 17th-century Jesuit and scientist. He was one of the modern world s first scientific celebrities the Einstein or Stephen Hawking of his time. In 1638, Kircher was lowered into the smoking crater of Mount Vesuvius to observe how volcanoes work. After 30 years, he published an 800-page volume of his findings along with theories about fossils, geography, the Earth s core, dragons, the location of the lost city of Atlantis, and more. Kircher has been described as the last Renaissance man, the first postmodernist, and the man who knew everything. Volcano Cowboy celebrates Kircher s insatiable curiosity, his willingness to ask questions and to suggest answers, even when he sometimes got it wrong. Peters dramatic retelling of Kircher s life is complemented by colorized versions of his etchings, and lively illustrations by the award-winning artist, Roxanna Bikadoroff."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Man Who Knew Everything: The Strange Life of Athanasius Kircher. To get started finding The Man Who Knew Everything: The Strange Life of Athanasius Kircher, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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