Agustín Udías. 2015. Jesuit Contribution to Science: A History, Springer.
Agustín Udías, a priest in the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and Professor Emeritus at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, presents an account of the contributions of Jesuits to scientific endeavour throughout the Society’s existence. Discusses Jesuit contributions to mathematics, astronomy, physics and cartography before suppression of the order in 1773, and work in astronomical observation, the study of hurricanes, earthquakes and terrestrial magnetism after its restoration in 1814.
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