OF ATHANASIUS KIRCHER

OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS

THE MAGNETIC KINGDOM

OF NATURE

OR

A PHYSIOLOGICAL DISCOURSE

Concerning the threefold MAGNET in the nature of things, arranged according to the threefold grade of the same Nature

INANIMATE

ANIMATE

SENSITIVE

By which

The occult forces and properties of certain prodigious motions, which are observed in the threefold Economy of Nature in several newly discovered bodies, are brought into open light, and are demonstrated by clear arguments, with experience as a guide.

To the

Illustrious and Excellent Man

ALEXANDER FABIANUS

A native of the New World.

An ornamental woodcut printer's device featuring stylized floral and scrollwork elements.

Rome, at the Press of Ignazio de Lazaris. 1667. With Superior Permission.

J. S.

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