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The Abacus and the Cross: The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages

By Nancy Marie , Pope Sylvester II;Brown

Book information

Publisher
Basic Books
Year
2010
ISBN
9780465022953, 9780465009503, 0465022952
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (4309109 bytes)
Pages
(vii, 310 pages, [8] pages of color plates) : illu
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

Traces the achievements of medieval Pope Sylvester II, revealing his lesser-known role in promoting scientific awareness throughout turn-of-the-first-millennium Catholicism and his introduction of Arabic numerals to Europe.;A monk of Aurillac -- Of the making of books there is no end -- The ornament of the world -- Schoolmaster of Reims -- The abacus -- Math and the mind of God -- The celestial sphere -- The astrolabe -- Abbot of Bobbio -- Treason and excommunication -- The legend of the last emperor -- Pope of the year 1000 -- The end of the world.

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