The abacus and the cross : the story of the Pope who brought the light of science to the Dark Ages /
Brown, Nancy Marie.
New York : Basic Books,
c2010.
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Sylvester II, Pope, approximately 945-1003.
Religion and science