The Subterranean World (1664)
by Athanasius Kircher, S.J. (1601/2?-1680)
translation by Wm. Parcell
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Table of Contents Volume 1 Volume 1: Dedication, Preface and Index Book 1: Elementary Geometry and Physico-mathematics (Centrographicus) Book 2: On 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 Book 7: Nature, properties and uses of minerals or fosils, which properly look like terrestrial elements and the rotations and the periciclosis which are produced by their motion Volume 2 Volume 2: Dedication and Index Book 8: Of Stones in general Book 9: On the Poisonous and Lethiferous Fruits of the Underground World Book 10: Metallurgy and Metallic Arts Book 11: Chemical Apparatus of the Earth Book 12: Panspermia |
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