Jesuit Astronomy (1904) – William F. Rigge, S.J.

William F. Rigge, S. J.
William F. Rigge, S. J.
  • Article (in three parts)
  • 30 pages (total)
  • Level: all audiences

“Jesuit Astronomy”, written John Schreiber, S. J., and by the Creighton University astronomer William F. Rigge, S. J., was published in the magazine Popular Astronomy in 1904.  It a broad overview of Jesuit activities in the field of astronomy, from founding of the order in 1540 through the end of the nineteenth century.

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