In the Service of Nine Popes
100 Years of the Vatican Observatory
Sabino Maffeo(Author)
University of Notre Dame Press
Published on 31. October 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
257 pages
978-0-268-01169-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book celebrates the history of the Vatican Observatory on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of its founding document, Pope Leo XIII's Motu Proprio. The book aims to provide a complete, up-to-date history of the Observatory. Information from a variety of sources is combined in this account, including facts that have been buried in archival material, plus fresh material derived from interviews, the correspondence of its directors, staff members' personal testimonies, and excerpts from previous publications on Observatory history. In presenting a summary of the work carried on at the Observatory during the past 100 years, the author illuminates Pope Leo XIII's special purpose in founding it: "...that everyone might see clearly that the Church and her pastors are not opposed to true and solid science, whether human or divine, but that they embrace it, encourage it, and promote it with the fullest possible dedication".
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Language
English
Place of publication
Notre Dame IN
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-268-01169-7 (9780268011697)
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