JOHN PAUL OLIVA

Since several theologians of the same Society have reviewed the work titled The Magnetic Kingdom of Nature, written by Father Athanasius Kircher, a priest of our Society, and have approved that it may be published, we grant permission for it to be printed, provided it meets the approval of those whom it concerns. original: "facultatem concedimus, ut typis mandetur". This was a standard legal step for Jesuit authors, ensuring their scientific works did not contradict Church doctrine. Dated at Rome, February 20, 1667.