JESUITS CONTRIBUTION TO METEOROLOGY

Starting in the middle of the nineteenth century, as part of their sci entific tradition, Jesuits founded a considerable number of meteorolog ical observatories throughout the world. In many countries, Jesuits es tablished and maintained the first meteorological stations during the period from 1860 to 1950. The Jesuits' most important contribution to atmospheric science was their pioneer work related to the study and fo recast of tropical hurricanes. That research was carried out at observ atories of Belen (Cuba), Manila (Philippines), and Zikawei (China). B. Vines, M. Dechevrens, J. Algue, and C. E. Deppermann stood out in thi s movement.