2 Quotes & Sayings By Athanasius Kircher

Athanasius Kircher (born April 19, 1601 - died April 13, 1680) was a Jesuit polymath, who also contributed to the fields of music theory and architecture. He is famous for the invention of the Kircher lamp, which uses parabolic mirrors to concentrate sunlight on a brazier he designed. This allowed for the creation of artificial fire in the dark for many years. His book Musurgia universalis (Universal Music) was an early work in musical acoustics.