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Brown, Nancy Marie. (2010) The abacus and the cross :the story of the Pope who brought the light of science to the Dark Ages New York : Basic Books,
MLA CitationBrown, Nancy Marie. The Abacus And The Cross: The Story Of The Pope Who Brought The Light Of Science To The Dark Ages. New York : Basic Books, 2010. Print.
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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.
| Main Author: | Brown, Nancy Marie. |
|---|---|
| Published: | New York : Basic Books, c2010. |
| Topics: | Religion and science - History - To 1500. | Sylvester II, Pope, ca. 945-1003. |
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| 260 | |aNew York :|bBasic Books,|cc2010. |
| 300 | |avii, 310 p., [8] p. of col. plates :|bill., map ;|c25 cm. |
| 504 | |aIncludes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 | 0 |aA 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. |
| 520 | |aTraces 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. |
| 600 | 00|aSylvester|bII,|cPope,|dca. 945-1003. |
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