Pontifical Academy of Sciences
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The Pontifical Academy of Sciences is a prestigious scientific body of the Vatican that brings together leading scientists from around the world to promote the advancement of knowledge and advise the Holy See on scientific matters.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
learned society
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pontifical academy → scientific academy → |
| advises |
Pope
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Roman Curia → |
| affiliation |
Holy See
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| buildingUsed |
Casina Pio IV
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| country |
Vatican City
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| fieldOfWork |
interdisciplinary research
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natural sciences → science → social sciences → |
| focusesOn |
bioethics
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ethical implications of scientific progress → global issues such as climate change → science policy → sustainable development → |
| foundedBy |
Pope Pius XI
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| hasCharacteristic |
independent of nationality
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independent of religious belief → non-sectarian → |
| hasMember |
Nobel laureates
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leading scientists from around the world → |
| headquartersLocation |
Casina Pio IV
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Vatican City → |
| inception |
1936
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| language |
English
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Italian → Latin → |
| locatedIn |
Vatican Gardens
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| maximumNumberOfMembers |
80
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| memberOf |
Pontifical Academies
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| membershipType |
life membership
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| motto |
Scientiarum Academiae Scripta Varia
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| namedAfter |
science
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| organizes |
plenary sessions
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study weeks → workshops → |
| parentOrganization |
Holy See
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| partOf |
Vatican City institutions
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| predecessor |
Accademia dei Lincei
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Pontifical Academy of the New Lincei → |
| publishes |
proceedings
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scientific reports → |
| purpose |
advising the Holy See on scientific matters
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promotion of the advancement of scientific knowledge → |
| selectionCriteria |
scientific excellence
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| website |
http://www.pas.va
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Referenced by (27)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Carlo Rubbia
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Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard → Frances Arnold → Georges Lemaître → Hans Bethe → Hideki Yukawa → Jean-Marie Lehn → John Cockcroft → Louis Leprince-Ringuet → Max Perutz → Max Planck → Michael Atiyah → Paul Dirac → Pontifical Academy of Sciences ("Pontifical Academies") → Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences ("Pontifical Academies") → Serge Haroche → Stephen Hawking → Tullio Levi-Civita → Werner Heisenberg → Wolfgang Pauli → Yuan T. Lee → |
memberOf |
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Casina Pio IV
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associatedWith |
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Vatican City institutions
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includes |
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Scientiarum Academiae Scripta Varia
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mottoOf |
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Casina Pio IV
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occupant |
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Pontifical Academy of Sciences
("Pontifical Academy of the New Lincei")
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predecessor |
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Scientiarum Academiae Scripta Varia
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