Gerbert of Aurillac (Pope Sylvester II) as a Clockmaker

The paper analyses three preserved reports, depicting Gerbert of Aurillac (also known as: of Reims, of Ravenna, of Bobbio, and in 999–1003 as Pope Sylvester II) as a clockmaker. The Benedictine monk William of Malmesbury (died around 1143) writes about clocks Gerbert made in Reims in The History of...

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Main Author: Marek Otisk
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Philosophy 2020-09-01
Series:Teorie vědy
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Online Access:http://teorievedy.flu.cas.cz/index.php/tv/article/view/477