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Entries Tagged as 'Jesuits and Meteorology'

Classic Weather Break — “Father Hurricane” Benito Vines, S.J.

October 12th, 2010 · No Comments

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Since Weather Break originates on the campus of Jesuit university, from time to time we like to take the opportunity to mention some of the contributions made by Jesuits to the field of meteorology. Today we turn our attention to Father Benito Viñes, who was known [...]

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Fr. Jerome Ricard

October 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

Click here to listen to episode 600 of Weather Break.
Since Creighton is a Jesuit university, from time to time here on Weather Break we like to take a day to talk about some of the contributions that Jesuits have made to the atmospheric sciences.  On today’s episode of Weather Break, we’re discussing the life and [...]

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“Father Hurricane” Benito Vines, S.J.

December 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Click here to listen to episode 428 of Weather Break.
Since Weather Break originates on the campus of Jesuit university, from time to time we like to take the opportunity to mention some of the contributions made by Jesuits to the field of meteorology. Today we turn our attention to Father Benito Viñes, who was [...]

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Tags: Famous Meteorologists · Hurricanes and Tropical Cyclones · Jesuits and Meteorology

The Jesuits and Meteorology–Rene Descartes

November 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Click here to listen to episode 421 of Weather Break.
Today on Weather Break, we’re kicking off a new series of episodes about the contributions made by members of the Society of Jesus to the field of meteorology. For those who don’t know, these “Jesuits” are Roman Catholic priests whose vocations involve higher education, research [...]

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Tags: Famous Meteorologists · Jesuits and Meteorology