What is the Pontifical Academy of Sciences?
Q: What is the Pontifical Academy of Sciences?
A: The Pontifical Academy of Sciences is an institution that dates back four centuries to its creation as the Accademia dei Lincei in 1603.
Q: When was the name of the institution changed to the Pontifical Academy of the New Lincei?
A: The name of the institution was changed to the Pontifical Academy of the New Lincei in 1847 by Pope Pius IX to signify its new status as an official institution of the Pontifical State.
Q: When did the institution change its name to the Pontifical Academy of Science?
A: The institution was reorganized as the Pontifical Academy of Science on October 28, 1936, by Pope Pius XI in a Motu proprio In multis solaciis (Latin "Among the many consolations").
Q: Who created the Accademia dei Lincei?
A: The Accademia dei Lincei was created four centuries ago in 1603.
Q: Who changed the name of the institution to the Pontifical Academy of the New Lincei?
A: The name of the institution was changed by Pope Pius IX to signify its new status as an official institution of the Pontifical State.
Q: Who reorganized the institution as the Pontifical Academy of Science?
A: The institution was reorganized as the Pontifical Academy of Science on October 28, 1936, by Pope Pius XI.
Q: What was the Latin name of the Motu proprio that reorganized the institution as the Pontifical Academy of Science?
A: The Latin name of the Motu proprio that reorganized the institution as the Pontifical Academy of Science is In multis solaciis, which means "Among the many consolations".
