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Jesuits and the Natural Sciences in Modern Times, 1814â2014
Brill's Research Perspectives in Jesuit Studies
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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 orderâs 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.
AgustÃn UdÃas holds a PhD in geophysics from Saint Louis University (1964) and a doctorate in physics from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (1971), where he is a professor emeritus. As well as writing extensively on the history of the Jesuitsâ involvement in science, UdÃas has also published articles on earthquake source mechanism, seismicity, and seismotectonics.
âBy establishing the whoâs who and whatâs what of modern Jesuit science, UdÃas is effectively clearing the ground for other scholars, much in the spirit of the series in which it appeared [â¦]. For those who are venturing for the first time on the territory of modern Jesuit science, I recommend this work as a mine of research topics.â - Jean-Olivier Richard, University of Toronto, in: Journal of Jesuit Studies, Vol. 7, No. 4 (2020), pp. 694-697
Jesuits and the Natural Sciences in Modern Times, 1814â2014
âAgustÃn UdÃas
âAbstract
âKeywords
â1âIntroduction
â2âA New Beginning
â3âScience in the Training of Jesuits and the Tension between Scholastic Philosophy and Modern Science
â4âScience in Jesuit Universities, Colleges, and Secondary Schools
â5âThe New Observatories
â6âThe Earthâs Magnetism
â7âJesuit Meteorological Stations
â8âTropical Hurricanes
â9âEarthquakes and Seismology
â10âThe Tradition in Mathematics
â11âThe New Naturalists and Biologists
â12âJesuit Scientists in Non-Jesuit Institutions
â13âRecent Developments
â14âJesuit Scientists and Ignatian Spirituality
â15âConclusion
âBibliography
âAgustÃn UdÃas
âAbstract
âKeywords
â1âIntroduction
â2âA New Beginning
â3âScience in the Training of Jesuits and the Tension between Scholastic Philosophy and Modern Science
â4âScience in Jesuit Universities, Colleges, and Secondary Schools
â5âThe New Observatories
â6âThe Earthâs Magnetism
â7âJesuit Meteorological Stations
â8âTropical Hurricanes
â9âEarthquakes and Seismology
â10âThe Tradition in Mathematics
â11âThe New Naturalists and Biologists
â12âJesuit Scientists in Non-Jesuit Institutions
â13âRecent Developments
â14âJesuit Scientists and Ignatian Spirituality
â15âConclusion
âBibliography
All interested in the history of Jesuits and their contribution to the natural sciences, in science and religion and in general in the history of science.