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Wikipedia: Athanasius Kircher

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athanasius_Kircher

Article discussing Kircher's life, works and influence, with bibliography and reference section.

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The Birth of the Machine: Raymundus Lullus and His Invention

http://www.c3.hu/scca/butterfly/Kunzel/synopsis.html

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.

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Kircher, Athanasius

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08661a.htm

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.

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