Science starts in The Church

The Church invented the concept of the University and established the first one in the 12th Century.

Roger Bacon was a Franciscan monk and possibly the greatest mathematician of the 13th century.

Bishop Robert Grossetest was the first man to write down the necessary steps for performing a scientific experiment.

The Jesuits built the first telescopes, microscopes and barometers. They were also the first to calculate the constant of gravity, measure the height of the mountains on the moon, develop an accurate method of calculating a planet's orbit, and the first to devise and publish a coherent description of atomic theory.