CHAPTER I.

The external and internal constitution of the sea is explored, and the multitude and variety of animals within it are described. 614

CHAPTER II.

The floor of the sea is explored, along with the communication of the Seas with the Ocean. 632

CHAPTER III.

The secrets of the Subterranean World are explored. 642

CHAPTER IV.

An introduction into the fiery reservoirs original: "conceptacula" of the Subterranean World. 618

CHAPTER V.

An Ascetic Epilogue, in which various means of attaining eternal blessedness are discussed. 669

of the Subterranean World, or of those matters which are discussed at length throughout ten books in the Work of the Subterranean World by The Reverend Father ATHANASIUS KIRCHER. 684

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