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Nancy Marie Brown
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| #1280971 in Books | 2012-10-02 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.75 x.88 x5.88l,.85 | File type: PDF | 328 pages||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| A Renaissance of Reason|By Gridley|Nonfiction is still very much in vogue, and this book proves there's no end in sight to the wealth of research to be done and stories to be told of historical characters. This book's subtitle, "The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages," virtually tells the tale here, but stories are all the better wrapped in a h|From Booklist|The pontiff in question is Sylvester II, pope from 999 to 1003. From the fragmentary evidence about Gerbert of Aurillac, Sylvester’s name before his elevation, Brown resourcefully recounts his
The medieval Catholic Church, widely considered a source of intolerance and inquisitorial fervor, was not anti-science during the Dark Agesin fact, the pope in the year 1000 was the leading mathematician and astronomer of his day. Called The Scientist Pope,” Gerbert of Aurillac rose from peasant beginnings to lead the church. By turns a teacher, traitor, kingmaker, and visionary, Gerbert is the first Christian known to teach math using the nine Arabic nume...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Abacus and the Cross: The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages | Nancy Marie Brown.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.