This is the story of the Pope who brought the light of science to the Dark Ages. The popular picture of the Dark Ages is wrong. The earth wasnt flat. People werent terrified that the world would end at the turn of the millennium. Christians did not believe Muslims & Jews were their mortal enemies. The Church wasnt anti-science
- in fact as science writer Nancy Marie Brown reveals the pope of the year 1000 Gerbert of Aurillac was the leading mathematician & astronomer of his day. Called The Scientist Pope during his lifetime he rose from peasant beginnings to the pinnacle of the Christian world through his knowledge of science & his love of books. A professor of mathematics at a French cathedral for most of his career Gerbert was the first Christian to teach math using the nine Arabic numerals & zero. He wrote treatises on acoustics & logic-and tutored kings & emperors. He was a spy a traitor a kingmaker & a visionary. Drawing on 25 years of experience as a science writer & medievalist Brown nimbly crosses disciplines & languages to follow Gerbert of Aurillac through scientific exploration & political scheming from peasant to pope. Using medieval letters & modern reportage & traveling through Gerberts world she shows how science was central to the lives of monks kings & even popes a thousand years ago. It was the mark of true nobility & the highest form of worship of God. An enchanting narrative of the life of one remarkable math teacher The Abacus & the Cross" will captivate readers interested in history mathematics & religion alike reminding us along the way that the major conflicts in our world today-between Christianity & Islam between religion & science
- are products of our own age not historical inevitability."

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Abacus Evolve Challenge is perfect for ensuring more able children are being stretched to reach their full potential in maths. Challenge contains a range of enrichment & extension activities with a fourth level of differentiation above that found in other programmes. ...

Abacus Evolve Challenge is perfect for ensuring more able children are being stretched to reach their full potential in maths. Challenge contains a range of enrichment & extension activities with a fourth level of differentiation above that found in other programmes. ...

Abacus Evolve Challenge is perfect for ensuring more able children are being stretched to reach their full potential in maths. Challenge contains a range of enrichment & extension activities with a fourth level of differentiation above that found in other programmes. ...

Abacus Evolve Challenge is perfect for ensuring more able children are being stretched to reach their full potential in maths. Challenge contains a range of enrichment & extension activities with a fourth level of differentiation above that found in other programmes. ...

The Abacus Evolve Textbooks for Year 5: * Offer clear differentiation & progression. * Contain problem-solving integrated throughout the book including word problems number puzzles investigations & more. * Include 'owl questions' to extend high achievers & provide opportunities for using & applying for the whole class. ...

The Abacus Evolve Textbooks for Year 6: * Offer clear differentiation & progression. * Contain problem-solving integrated throughout the book including word problems number puzzles investigations & more. * Include 'owl questions' to extend high achievers & provide opportunities for using & applying for the whole class. ...

The Abacus Evolve Textbooks for Year 6: * Offer clear differentiation & progression. * Contain problem-solving integrated throughout the book including word problems number puzzles investigations & more. * Include owl questions to extend high achievers & provide opportunities for using & applying for the whole class. ...

The Abacus Evolve Textbooks for Year 6: * Offer clear differentiation & progression. * Contain problem-solving integrated throughout the book including word problems number puzzles investigations & more. * Include 'owl questions' to extend high achievers & provide opportunities for using & applying for the whole class. ...

The Abacus Evolve Textbook for Year 2: * Offers clear differentiation & progression. * Contains problem-solving integrated throughout the book including word problems number puzzles investigations & more. *

Includes:: owl questions to extend high achievers & provide opportunities for using & applying for the whole class.

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