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No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Extensive searches across multiple scholarly catalogs (including specialized collections of Kircher's work) and general bibliographic databases yielded no evidence of an English translation of Athanasius Kircher's 'Magneticum Naturae Regnum' (1667). While Kircher's other works have been translated or excerpted in anthologies, this specific treatise remains untranslated in English.
Verified Apr 1, 2026 via local catalogs, open library, google books, internet archive, openalex · methodology
Athanasius Kircher reveals a universe bound together by invisible magnetic forces. Discover how these hidden pulses govern everything from the instincts of ants to the healing of snakebites.