Ars Magna Sciendi in XII Libros Digesta, qua Nova et Universali Methodo per Artificiosum Combinationum contextum de omni re proposita plurimis et prope infinitis rationibus disputari, omniumque summaria quaedam cognitio comparari potest. Part I: Artis magnæ sciendi sive combinatoria… Part II: Artis magnæ seu combinatoriae sciendi….
First edition. "Nothing is more beautiful than to know all things," proclaims the motto on this work's titlepage. Aiming to categorize all qualities and relationships and apply symbolic formulae to every department of learning, this two-part volume is Kircher's most ambitious and complex work. Building on the Ars Magna of..... More