Pearl of Great PriceJul 22, 20214 minJuly 21 Marcelo Glasier - Wonder and CosmologyToday Marcelo Glasier, published a fascinating book, The Prophet and the Astronomer: Apocalyptic Science and the End of the World. It was...
Pearl of Great PriceJul 17, 20214 minJuly 17 China, Matteo Ricci and the Oldest NewspaperYing Lianzhi, a Catholic Manchu aristocrat, founded a newspaper, today, in 1902 in order to, "help China become a modern and democratic...
Pearl of Great PriceApr 19, 20213 minApr 20 Angelo Secchi, Spectroscopy and the Papal YachtToday the Vaticans astronomer Fr Angelo Secchi came aboard the papal yacht on the Azure waters of the Mediterranean to demonstrate his...
Pearl of Great PriceApr 16, 20213 minApr 17 The Priest who Mapped the MoonToday we look at the remarkable life of Giovanni Battista Ricciolo. A priest, professor of astronomer who was the fist person to map the...