The abacus and the cross the story of the Pope who brought the light of science to the Dark Ages

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

Author/creator	Brown, Nancy Marie
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	New York : Basic Books,
Description	vii, 310 p., [8] p. of col. plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Sylvester II, Pope, approximately 945-1003. Religion and science--History --To 1500.

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.
Abstract	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2010036361
ISBN	9780465009503 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0465009506 (alk. paper)

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