Church and Science

The Catholic Church🇻🇦is a patron of science🔬in fact it developed and nurtured science🌌. Here we are presenting you the great Catholic scientists 👨‍🔬

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Did you know that the Pope in the year 1000 was a leading mathematician and astronomer of his day? - Pope Sylvester II (946-12 May 1003). He originally known as Gerbert of Aurillac, was a French 🇨🇵 scholar, teacher and served as Pope from 999 to 1003. #science #medieval

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Mathematician, Scientist and a blessed in the Church known for formula for the nth derivative of a composition of functions - Bl. Francesco Faà di Bruno (1825-1888). Author of about 40 articles on Mathematics includes treatise on theory & applications of elliptic functions. #STEM

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Italian 🇮🇹 Jesuit priest, #Scientist and a vibrant #missionary who brought his mathematical and #astronomical knowledge to #China 🇨🇳- Fr. Matteo Ricci SJ (1552–1610 Peking, China). Founding figure of #Jesuit China mission and translated many #mathematical work to #Chinese. #STEM

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Vatican Observatory 🌌🔭 is one of the oldest astronomical institutes in the world. The observatory is an institution established by the Holy See for astronomical research and public outreach to advance the scientific understanding of our universe. @VaticanObserv @SpecolaVaticana

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Meet Sister Pieta, a Catholic sister & biomedical engineer saving lives through high-tech innovation. She converts CT/MRI scans into 3D models & design VR tools, altering up to 50% of complex surgical plans to help surgeons prep. 🩻🩺
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..I do not believe that culture of Europe 🇪🇺could survive the complete disappearance of the Christian faith. And I am convinced of that, not merely because I am a Christian myself, but as a student of social biology. If Christianity goes, the whole culture goes." TS Eliot. 🧭

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On 04 October 1582, the Gregorian Calendar was implemented in most countries throughout #Europe, replacing the Julian Calendar. Pope Gregory XIII had instigated the reform, which the German 🇩🇪 Jesuit #mathematician Christopher Clavius gave its final touch.

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Medical Scientist,physician,pioneer in biochemistry and a Saint - St. Giuseppe Moscati (25Jul 1880-12Apr 1927). Contributed to the treatment of juvenile #diabetes. Also the first to introduce #insulin therapy in #Italy 🇮🇹 and was a pioneer of modern diabetology and endocrinology.

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Today is the feast of St. John Henry Newman (1801–1890). Although he wasn’t a scientist, he was a towering Catholic mind who influenced the sciences.

He engaged constructively with early evolutionist ideas. In an 1874 letter, he said: “I see nothing in the theory of evolution inconsistent with an Almighty Creator and Protector.” He also corresponded with the Catholic evolutionist St. George Jackson Mivart.

Newman inspired scientists to enter the Catholic Church. The mathematician Morgan Crofton was received into the Church by Newman in 1851. Newman corresponded with the chemist Emily Fortey and helped guide her to the Church.

St. John Henry Newman, pray for us!

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Meet the Catholic Priest who invented the movie maker's favorite technique, the ‘Slow Motion’. Fr. August Musger (Feb 10, 1868 – Oct 30, 1929). Fr. Musger was also a movie lover from Styria, Austria 🇦🇹. He is best remembered for his invention of slow motion.
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These Little-Known #Catholic Nuns Helped #Map the #Stars 🌟. During the start of 1900s, the Sisters Emilia Ponzoni, Regina Colombo, Concetta Finardi and Luigia Panceri, were recruited by the #Vatican to measure and map stars from plate-glass #photographs.

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Catholic priest who developed the first coherent description of #Atomic Theory - Fr. Roger J. Boscovich (18 May 1711–1787). He states that the ultimate elements of matter are indivisible points "atoms", which are centers of force and this force varies in proportion to distance.

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The French physicist Henri Becquerel died August 25, 1908. He shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of radioactivity. The SI unit of radioactivity is named after him.

At his funeral at Saint-Pierre-de-Chaillot Catholic Church, the priest spoke about his Catholic faith.

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#WomenInSTEM Cloistered Benedectine Nun-Scientist & microbiologist recognized as an international expert of cheese - Sr. Noella Marcellino OSB. In 2003, she earned a doctorate in microbiology from the University of Connecticut with a focus on the microbiology of cheese ripening.

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"To know the mighty works of God,to comprehend His wisdom and majesty and power,to appreciate in degree the wonderful working of His laws,surely all of this must be a pleasing and acceptable mode of worship to the MostHigh,to whom ignorance cant be more grateful than knowledge".

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.@BrBobMackeSJ of @VaticanObserv designed a custom instrument for @NASA known as a #pycnometer, tailored to the mission's needs. This specialized tool is used for measuring the density and porosity of tiny grains of gravels from Bennu. 🇻🇦🇺🇲🪨 #OsirisRex #NASA #Vatican #astronomy

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Kerala #Catholic Priest & NASA #Scientist known for his work on Solar Constant and for his famous ‘Thekaekara Solar Spectrum' - Fr. Matthew P Thekaekara (1914-25 Nov 1976). Since 1964, he worked as a research physicist at the Goddard Space Flight Centre of #NASA in Greenbelt.🇮🇳🇺🇲

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Catholic Priest & Mathematician referred to as the ‘Father of Aeronautics’ for his pioneering efforts-Fr. Francesco Lana de Terzi (10 Dec 1631 – 1687). In 1670, published ‘Prodromo dell'Arte Maestra’ as the "the first publication to establish a theory of aerial navigation. 🛩️

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World-renowned author, physicist, philosopher, theologian and a Benedictine Cathoic priest - Fr. Stanley L. Jaki (17 August 1924 - 7 April 2009). Professor of Physics at @SetonHall. In 1957 he earned Ph.D. in physics from @FordhamNYC. Honorary member of the @CasinaPioIV #Science

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The first hints of the existence of Cosmic Rays were found by a Jesuit in a famous experiment at the #Eiffel 🗼- Fr. Theodor Wulf. His studies helped Victor Hess to carry out the later studies which led to the discovery of cosmic rays and win the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1936.🌌

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The first person to earn a #PhD in #Computer #Science was a Catholic Sister. Sr. Mary Kenneth Keller, B.V.M. was an American 🇺🇲 Catholic religious sister, educator and pioneer in computer science. She strongly advocated for women in computer science. #science