Stars, numbers, and letters in the time of Sylvester II
National Central Library of Rome · 10:00–17:00
A day of talks on Gerbert’s letters, mathematical learning, astronomical instruments, and the scholars around him. The program also included a guided visit to the Visioni Celesti exhibition.
10:00
Gerbert’s letters in translation
Costantino Sigismondi
Sapienza University of Rome
10:10
Numbers, the Cross, and Gerbert’s thought
Flavio G. Nuvolone
University of Fribourg
10:30
Mathematical games in Europe around the year 1000
Jorge Nuno Silva
University of Lisbon
10:50
Geometric algorithms in Gerbert’s letters
Paolo Rossi
University of Pisa
11:10
Coffee break
Break
11:20
Tubes and astrolabes in Gerbert’s workshop
Costantino Sigismondi
Sapienza University of Rome
11:30
Gerbert as a bibliophile
Flora Parisi
National Central Library of Rome
11:50
Classical quotations in Gerbert’s letters
Laura C. Paladino
University of Siena
12:10
Visioni Celesti exhibition
Guided visit
15:30
European historiography on Gerbert
Marco Zuccato
Paris Diderot University
15:50
Gerbert’s contemporaries: Ascelin of Laon
Paolo Rossi
University of Pisa
16:10
Gerbert’s contemporaries: Adalberon of Reims
Flavio G. Nuvolone
University of Fribourg
16:30
Gerbert and the abacus
Luca Nicotra
Universitalia
16:45
Gerbert and Hungary in a manuscript at the Vatican Library
Matteo Villani
National Central Library of Rome
17:00
Conclusions and perspectives
Paolo Rossi and Flavio G. Nuvolone
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Gerbert conference series
Meetings, lectures, and proceedings exploring Gerbert’s science and influence.
2009
Gerbert d’Aurillac conference
12 May 2009 · Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli, Rome
