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The Abacus and the Cross The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages

Hardcover • 2010 • English • 1. edition

The Abacus and the Cross The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages

By Nancy Marie Brown

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An acclaimed science writer tells the story of Pope Sylvester II, the erstwhile mathematician, astronomer, and spy, who brought Islamic science to the West before the year 1000

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9780465009503

Publisher

Basic Books

Published year

2010

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The Abacus and the Cross The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages

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Hardcover

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