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Right Off the Shelf
Chicago's Adler Planetarium is home to a host of books penned by some influential Jesuit astronomers of years ago.
The Last Renaissance Man:
Athanasius Kircher, SJ

Athanasius Kircher, SJ, 17th century German Jesuit teacher, inventor, and researcher.
On Time
Jesuit mathematician Christopher Clavius's role in helping to correct the calendar and institute the Gregorian calendar in the sixteenth century.
Astronomer, Missionary, Photographer, Character
A story about Missouri Province Jesuit, Fr. Charles Charroppin, a true renaissance man.
Jesuits' Powder
The history of the Society's involvement with quinine, the cure for malaria.
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