Algebra Got a Pope Accused of Selling His Soul
Medieval Europe

Algebra Got a Pope Accused of Selling His Soul

Pope Sylvester II solved an equation that his enemies claimed proved he'd sold his soul to Satan.

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Medieval EuropeIslamic Golden AgeMathematicsPapacyScientific RevolutionReligious PersecutionAl-AndalusCultural ExchangeAcademic HistoryHoly Roman Empire

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