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