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Record Nr.

UNINA9910558097103321

Autore

Udías Vallina Agustín

Titolo

Jesuits and the natural sciences in modern times, 1814-2014 / / by Agustín Udías

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Brill, 2019

Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

90-04-39490-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Brill research perspectives in Jesuit studies ; ; Issue 1.3

Disciplina

271.53

Soggetti

Religion and science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-104).

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Jesuits and the Natural Sciences in Modern Times, 1814–2014.

Sommario/riassunto

After their restoration of 1814, the Jesuits made significant contributions to the natural sciences, especially in the fields of astronomy, meteorology, seismology, terrestrial magnetism, mathematics, and biology. This narrative provides a history of the Jesuit institutions in which these discoveries were made, many of which were established in countries that previously had no scientific institutions whatsoever, thus generating a scientific and educational legacy that endures to this day. The article also focuses on the teaching and research that took place at Jesuit universities and secondary schools, as well as the order’s creation of a worldwide network of seventy-four astronomical and geophysical observatories where particularly important contributions were made to the fields of terrestrial magnetism, microseisms, tropical hurricanes, and botany.