TY  - BOOK
AU  - Udias,Agustin
TI  - Jesuits and the natural sciences in modern times, 1814-2014
T2  - Brill research perspectives
SN  - 9789004394902
AV  - Q126.8 .N38 
U1  - 501 20
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Leiden ; Boston, LA
PB  - Brill
KW  - Science
KW  - History
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Natural history
N1  - Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Jesuits and the Natural Sciences in Modern Times, 1814–2014
N2  - 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
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004394902
ER  -