The abacus and the cross: the story of the Pope who brought the light of science to the Dark Ages
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 yea...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York
Basic Books
2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
New Year's Eve, II., Pope 950-1003
/ Natural sciences
B New Year's Eve, II., Pope 950-1003 / Natural sciences / Abacus / Astrolabes / Mathematics / Astronomy B New Year's Eve, II., Pope 950-1003 B Abacus / Astrolabes / Mathematics / Astronomy |
| Further subjects: | B
Religion and science
History To 1500
B Sylvester II Pope (approximately 945-1003) B Biography |
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