The abacus and the cross : the story of the Pope who brought the light of science to the Dark Ages /
The medieval Catholic Church, widely considered a source of intolerance and inquisitorial fervor, was not anti-science during the Dark Ages--in fact, the pope in the year 1000 was the leading mathematician and astronomer of his day. Called 'The Scientist Pope,' Gerbert of Aurillac rose fro...
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Basic Books,
2010
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : the Dark Ages
- Part one. From shepherd boy to schoolmaster ; A monk of Aurillac
- Of the making of books there is no end
- The ornament of the world
- Schoolmaster of Reims
- Part two. Gerbert the scientist ; The abacus
- Math and the mind of God
- The celestial sphere
- The astrolabe
- Part three. From Abbot to Pope ; Abbot of Bobbio
- Treason and excommunication
- The legend of the last emperor
- The Pope of the year 1000
- The end of the world.
