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

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

“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.”