A Man of Misconceptions: The Life of an Eccentric in an Age of Change

'This fascinting biography . . . explores the birth of modern science through the life of one of the last premodern geniuses.' The New Yorker 
'Leaves you contemplating the big questions, delightedly scratching your head, and laughing - all at the same time.' Mark Kurlansky, author of Cod and Salt
'I've been waiting my entire adult life for someone to write a popular biography of the loopy, ingenious scholar-priest Athanasius Kircher, and John Glassie has delivered marvelously.' Joshua Foer, author of Moonwalking with Einstein