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==Development of the diagram== | ==Development of the diagram== | ||
[[File:Kircher Tree of Life.png|350px|thumb|Tree of Life as envisioned by Kircher]] | |||
In the year 1516, Johann Reuchlin's diagram appeared on the cover of the Paolo Riccio's Latin translation of Joseph ben Abraham Gikatilla's ''Gates of Light''. The diagram only had 17 paths and, at the time, the concepts of 10 spheres and 22 letters were still distinct in the literature. | In the year 1516, Johann Reuchlin's diagram appeared on the cover of the Paolo Riccio's Latin translation of Joseph ben Abraham Gikatilla's ''Gates of Light''. The diagram only had 17 paths and, at the time, the concepts of 10 spheres and 22 letters were still distinct in the literature. | ||