Pontifical Academy of Sciences

The Pontifical Academy of Sciences is a scientific academy of the , established in 1936 by Pope Pius XI. Its aim is to promote the progress of the mathematical, physical, and natural sciences and the study of related epistemological problems.
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  • Email: pas@pas.va
  • Type: Educational institution
  • Description: scientific academy of the Vatican City
  • Also known as: “Pontificia Academia Scientiarum”
  • Address: Città del Vaticano, 00120

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Peter’s Basilica and Sistine Chapel.

Church
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The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter's Basilica, is a church of the Italian High Renaissance located in , an independent microstate enclaved within the city of , Italy. is situated 240 metres southeast of Pontifical Academy of Sciences.

Church
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The is a chapel in the , the pope's official residence in . Originally known as the Cappella Magna, it takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481. is situated 210 metres southeast of Pontifical Academy of Sciences.

Museum
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The Vatican Museums are the public museums of the . They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of the best-known Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world. is situated 240 metres north of Pontifical Academy of Sciences.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Rome and North Rome.

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is the historic medieval and renaissance center of . While the oldest section of Rome is at the , and the Modern Center has shifted to the Via Veneto, remains the city's most charming district, with lovely piazzas and streets to wander and find small cafes and restaurants.

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The North of is comprised of Municipi III, XI-XV.

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is a district in . The district's name derives from the Latin words "Trans Tiberem": beyond the Tiber river. Today is one of the centers of Roman night life; rich in pubs, restaurants, clubs.

Pontifical Academy of Sciences

Latitude
41.90411° or 41° 54′ 15″ north
Longitude
12.45246° or 12° 27′ 9″ east
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Pontifical Academy of Sciences” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الأكاديمية البابوية للعلوم”
  • Armenian: “Պապական գիտությունների ակադեմիա”
  • Asturian: “Academia Pontificia de les Ciencies”
  • Asturian: “Pontificia Academia de les Ciencies”
  • Azerbaijani: “Papa Elmlər Akademiyası”
  • Basque: “Zientzien Akademia Pontifikala”
  • Basque: “Zientzien Pontifize-Akademia”
  • Belarusian: “Папская акадэмія навук”
  • Bulgarian: “Папска академия на науките”
  • Catalan: “Acadèmia Pontificia de les Ciències”
  • Catalan: “Acadèmia Pontifícia de les Ciències”
  • Chinese: “宗座科学科学院”
  • Chinese: “宗座科學科學院”
  • Chinese: “宗座科學院”
  • Chinese: “教廷科學院”
  • Chinese: “羅馬教皇科學院”
  • Cornish: “Akademi Godhonieth Sita Vatican”
  • Croatian: “Papinska akademija znanosti”
  • Czech: “Papežská akademie věd”
  • Danish: “Pavelige Videnskabsakademi”
  • Danish: “Pontificia Academia Scientiarum”
  • Dutch: “Pauselijke Academie voor de Wetenschappen”
  • Esperanto: “Papa Akademio de la Sciencoj”
  • Estonian: “Paavstlik Teaduste Akadeemia”
  • Finnish: “Paavillinen tiedeakatemia”
  • French: “Académie pontificale des sciences”
  • Galician: “Academia Pontificia das Ciencias”
  • Georgian: “პაპის მეცნიერებათა აკადემია”
  • German: “Päpstliche Akademie der Wissenschaften”
  • Greek: “Παπική Ακαδημία Επιστημών”
  • Greek: “Ποντιφική Ακαδημία Επιστημών”
  • Hebrew: “האקדמיה האפיפיוריות למדעים”
  • Hungarian: “Pápai Tudományakadémia”
  • Indonesian: “Akademi Kepausan untuk Ilmu Pengetahuan”
  • Irish: “Acadamh Pontaifiúil na nEolaíochtaí”
  • Italian: “Pontificia Academia Scientiarum”
  • Italian: “Pontificia accademia delle scienze”
  • Italian: “Pontificia Accademia delle Scienze”
  • Japanese: “ローマ教皇庁アカデミー”
  • Japanese: “ローマ教皇庁科学アカデミー”
  • Japanese: “ローマ教皇庁立科学アカデミー”
  • Japanese: “教皇庁科学アカデミー”
  • Korean: “교황청 과학원”
  • Latin: “Pontificia Academia Scientiarum”
  • Luxembourgish: “Peepstlech Akademie vun de Wëssenschaften”
  • Macedonian: “Папска академија на науките”
  • Maltese: “Akkademja Papali tax-Xjenzi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Det pavelige vitenskapsakademi”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Det pavelege vitskapsakademiet”
  • Norwegian: “Det pavelige vitenskapsakademi”
  • Polish: “Papieska Akademia Nauk”
  • Portuguese: “Pontifícia Academia das Ciências”
  • Romanian: “Academia Pontificală de Științe”
  • Russian: “Папская академия наук”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Acadamh Pàpach nan Saidheansan”
  • Slovak: “Pápežská akadémia vied”
  • Slovenian: “Papeška akademija znanosti”
  • Spanish: “Academia Pontificia de las Ciencias”
  • Spanish: “Pontificia Academia de las Ciencias”
  • Swedish: “Påvliga vetenskapsakademin”
  • Tatar: “Папа фәннәр академиясе”
  • Ukrainian: “Папська академія наук”
  • Vietnamese: “Viện hàn lâm giáo hoàng về Khoa học”
  • Vietnamese: “Viện Hàn lâm Giáo hoàng về Khoa học”
  • Welsh: “Academi Archoffeiriadol y Gwyddorau”
  • Welsh: “Pontificia Academia Scientiarum”
  • Welsh: “Pontificia Accademia delle Scienze”
  • Western Armenian: “Գիտութեանց Պապական Ակատեմիա”

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