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Pope Sylvester II and his mechanical computer. (litho)

Pope Sylvester II and his mechanical computer. (litho)
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Pope Sylvester II and his mechanical computer. (litho)
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English School, (20th century) / English
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Private Collection
Medium
lithograph
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Pope Sylvester II, a man possessed of fantastic learning, is reputed to have built a mechanical computer in the Vatican in 999. It had a golden bull's head which nodded yes and no in answer to problems posed to it. Scan of small original which has been digitally enhanced to permit repro at larger size.

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© Look and Learn / Bridgeman Images
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Italy / Europe / Vatican / Rome / Lazio / problems / learning / computer / genius / pope sylvester ii / rome / mechanical / gerbert / golden bull's head / Engraving / Mzengraving

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