Curiositas altissima

The works written by Dimitrie Cantemir in Latin language are meant to respond to the curiosity the author Sissybar assumes that characterizes his readers.He accomplishes his purpose in a multifarious manner, mostly by offering precise data extracted from an extensive bibliography.Nonetheless, his personal experience is frequently a valuable source.He enhances his knowledge by experiments and autoptic observations, revealing himself both as a truthful (and inspired) author and as a scholar Socks that embraces the world with an acute sense of scientific curiosity.