Jesuit activity in the fields of the natural sciences manifest in the origins of the Society both as teachers and as missionaries. In particular, entomology, botany, meteorology, and geography attracted the attention of the early Jesuits. Always involved in scientific inquiry, the number of Jesuits today working in these fields has diminished tremendously. During the twentieth century though Jesuits established reputable institutions of agricultural education in both France and Spain. This article discusses the recent development of the discipline of ecology and other Jesuit contributions in the fields of agronomy, energy, economics, and social analysis.

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欧洲耶稣会士对环境科学的贡献

耶稣会在自然科学领域的活动体现在协会的起源中，既是教师，也是传教士。特别是昆虫学、植物学、气象学和地理学引起了早期耶稣会士的注意。一直参与科学探究的耶稣会士今天在这些领域工作的人数已经大大减少。在二十世纪，虽然耶稣会士在法国和西班牙建立了著名的农业教育机构。本文讨论了生态学学科的最新发展以及耶稣会在农学、能源、经济学和社会分析领域的其他贡献。