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Q I Three hundred years later, the story of Rudbeck`s adventures appear in En- `rrmmr
  glish for the first time through King’s "FinclingAtIantis. " It is a narrative of discovery as well as a cautionary tale
{ about the dangerous dance of genius and madness.
  David King teaches European history at the University of Kentucky. A Fulbright Scholar with a 1naster`s degree —
ti . from Cambridge University, he spent several years in Europe researching this book.
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