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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
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Brown, Nancy Marie
Publisher
Basic Books
Publication Date
c2010
Language
English
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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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History
Religion and science
Religion and science -- History -- To 1500
Sylvester
Sylvester II, Pope, ca. 945-1003
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ProQuest (Firm)
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9780465009503
9780465022953
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