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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brown, Nancy Marie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Basic Books, ©2010.
Temas:
Sylvester > II, > Pope, > approximately 945-1003.
Sylvester > II, > Pope, > approximately 945-1003
To 1500
History.
Religion and science.
Mathematics.
Religion.
Religion and science > History > To 1500.
Histoire.
Religion et sciences.
Mathématiques.
Religion et sciences > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1500.
history (discipline)
applied mathematics.
mathematics.
religion (discipline)
RELIGION > Christian Church > History.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
History
Mathematics
Religion
Religion and science
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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