Jesuits and the Natural Sciences in Modern Times, 1814-2014 : Brill's Research Perspectives in Jesuit Studies (Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences / Brill Research Perspectives in Jesuit Studies)

Udías, Agustín

Brill（2019/06発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 106 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789004394896
• DDC分類 509

Full Description

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.

Contents

Jesuits and the Natural Sciences in Modern Times, 1814-2014

 Agustín Udías

 Abstract

 Keywords

 1 Introduction

 2 A New Beginning

 3 Science in the Training of Jesuits and the Tension between Scholastic Philosophy and Modern Science

 4 Science in Jesuit Universities, Colleges, and Secondary Schools

 5 The New Observatories

 6 The Earth's Magnetism

 7 Jesuit Meteorological Stations

 8 Tropical Hurricanes

 9 Earthquakes and Seismology

 10 The Tradition in Mathematics

 11 The New Naturalists and Biologists

 12 Jesuit Scientists in Non-Jesuit Institutions

 13 Recent Developments

 14 Jesuit Scientists and Ignatian Spirituality

 15 Conclusion

 Bibliography