Searching the Heavens and the Earth
Subtitle: The History of Jesuit Observatories (Astrophysics and Space Science Library)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: October 31, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9781402011894
Subjects: Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods; Geology & the lithosphere; Meteorology; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; World history; Science/Mathematics; History; Science; Astronomy - General; Earth Sciences - General; Science / Astronomy; Astronomical observatories; Jesuit scientists; Observatoria.; gtt
First sentence: Jesuit interest in the natural sciences began in the very early days of the foundation of the Society of Jesus in 1540.