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

Author/Contributor(s):	Brown, Nancy Marie
Publisher:	Basic Books
Date:	10/02/2012
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

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