Bibliograph

The abacus and the cross, the story of the Pope who brought the light of science to the Dark Ages, Nancy Marie Brown

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The abacus and the cross, the story of the Pope who brought the light of science to the Dark Ages, Nancy Marie Brown

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

mapsplatesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The abacus and the cross

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

701110220

Responsibility statement

Nancy Marie Brown

Sub title

the story of the Pope who brought the light of science to the Dark Ages

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

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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