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Athanasii Kircheri ... Mundus subterraneus, in XII libros digestus; quo divinum subterrestris mundi opificium, mira ergasteriorum naturae in eo distributio, verbo pantámorphou Protei regnum, universae denique naturae majestas et divitiae summa rerum varietate exponuntur / Abditorum effectuum causae acri indagine inquisitae demonstrantur; cognitae per artis et naturae conjugium ad humanae vitae necessarium usum vario experimentorum apparatu, necnon novo modo, et ratione applicantur.

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