TY - BOOK DB - Science History Institute DP - Science History Institute M2 - Courtesy of Science History Institute. Rights: Public Domain Mark 1.0 TI - Mundus subterraneus : in XII libros digestus ID - 48i3cct AU - Kircher, Athanasius PB - Joannem Janssonium CY - Amsterdam, Netherlands DA - 1665/// YR - 1665 AV - Q155 .K573 1665 VL - Q155 .K573 1665 AN - Q155 .K573 1665 UR - https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/48i3cct AB - A first edition work, with two volumes bound in one folio, by Athanasius Kircher (1602–1680), a German Jesuit scholar who published many extensive works on scientific, religious, and other subjects. Dubbed the “Master of a Hundred Arts,” Kircher’s interests were vast; his life’s work included studies of Egyptology, Sinology, geology, technology, and microscopy. This book attempts to describe the structure of the earth from a physical and chemical standpoint, subsequently exhibiting contemporary views and understandings of many seventeenth-century sciences. For example, Kircher delves into subjects including oceanic currents; the physics of the sun, moon, and Earth; hydrography; volcanoes and their activity; thermal springs; and mineralogy, mining, and metallurgy. This work is particularly significant in Kircher’s oeuvre due to its inclusion of numerous large and intricate engravings. The digitization includes a small selection of these engravings. KW - Alchemy KW - Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680 KW - Natural history KW - Mines and mineral resources KW - Scientific apparatus and instruments KW - Hydrography KW - Earth sciences KW - Geochemistry KW - Volcanoes KW - Earth (Planet) LA - Latin ER -