Fernando Cámara et al. (2012): Kircherite, a new mineral of the cancrinite-sodalite group with a 36-layer stacking sequence: Occurrence and crystal structure. Abstract.
Cofrhigeo (Comité français d'Histoire de la Géologie). History of Geology and the Geosciences, Information & Links. This page provides information and links for approximately 150 Web sites having a connection with the history of geological sciences.
The EVARISTE group, (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers Ministère de l'Education Nationale de la Recherche et de la Technologie): Evolutions des Idées (in French). Ideas of the interior of the Earth. EVARISTE is composed of researchers teachers (secondary and superior) who work on the conception of software and educative equipment.
Stephen Jay Gould (page hosted by FINDarticles.COM):
Lyell's Pillars of Wisdom.(Charles Lyell)(includes from the works of Lyell, Pliny the Younger, Pliny the Elder,
and Robert Frost). Natural History
April, 1999. Go to:
page 2: Athanasius Kircher (1601-1680).
See also:
The Jew and the Jew Stone. Ruminations earlier views of fossils, medicines, and minorities.
Click "Print this article".
Joseph MacDonnell, S.J., Mathematics Department, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT: Athanasius Kircher, S.J. (1602 - 1680). 13 polyhedra.
! Martin Okrusch and Klaus-Peter Kelber, Institute of Mineralogy, University of Würzburg: Erkenntnisse – Phantasien – Visionen. Athanasius Kirchers geologisches Weltbild im Lichte heutiger Anschauungen (in German). Contribution (PDF files) to the exhibition: "Magie des Wissens. Athanasius Kircher 1602-1680: Universalgelehrter - Sammler - Visionär". October 01 – December 14, 2002, Martin von Wagner Museum, Würzburg University.
W.C. Parcell (2009): Signs and symbols in Kircher´s Mundus Subterraneus. In PDF, Geological Society of America Memoirs.
Ernst Probst: Manches Monster war ein Mammut. Wie die Sagen über Riesen entstanden sind (in German). Athanasius Kircher has been displayed giants in his "Mundus subterraneus".
O. Puche-Riart (2005): History of Geology up to 1780. In PDF.
Michon Scott:
Strange Science.
Curious missteps in biology and paleontology are featured here.
This Web site also provides some biographies. Go to:
Athanasius Kircher.
Dominique Decobecq:
A la découverte des volcans (in French). Go to:
HISTOIRE DE LA VOLCANOLOGIE.
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Picture from Mundus subterraneus