“Jesuits so dominated the study of earthquakes that seismology became known as 'the Jesuit Science.”

“Thirty-five craters on the moon are named for Jesuit scientists and mathematicians. ”

“Father Nicholas Steno, is often identified as the father of geology.”

“The father of Egyptology was Father Athanasius Kircher.”

“The first person to measure the rate of acceleration of a free falling body was Father Giambattista Riccioli.”

“Father Roger Boscovich is often credited as the father of modern atomic theory.”

“It was Francisco de Vitoria, a Catholic priest and professor, who earned the title of father of international law.”