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

  • Brown, Nancy Marie.
Date:
[2010], ©2010
  • Books

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Description

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.

Publication/Creation

New York : Basic Books, [2010], ©2010.

Physical description

vii, 310 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    ABPC.AA2
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780465009503
  • 0465009506
  • 0465031447
  • 9780465031443