MOVEMENT OF THE EARTH T01
MOVEMENT OF THE EARTH T01
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Beyond knowledge, the beauty of the universe.
In late medieval Europe, religion rules society and the slightest misstep leads to torture and the stake. The sciences, in the service of dogma, serve to prove the centrality of the Earth and of Men, the ultimate creations of God. Beware of anyone who would question this idea...
The young Rafal, adopted son of the master of his school, prepares studies of theology, the subject of the elite. Brilliant and full of ambition, he intends to succeed in life... However, the certainties of the little prodigy crumble when he comes into contact with a man, Hubert, who has just been released from prison. His crime has a name: heliocentrism. Beneath his repentant air, Hubert continues his study of the stars, and his fervor rubs off on the student... By his side, Rafal's world is turned upside down. Everything fits, it is the Earth that revolves around the Sun, and not the other way around! For the first time in his life, he sees the truth about the universe... and thereby its beauty! There is no turning back possible: astronomy will be his path, even if it means putting his life in the balance...
The thrill of discovery is priceless. Generations of men and women have sacrificed their lives to make sense of the universe, despite religious dogma! Awarded many times in Japan, Of the movement of the earth draws us into the tumultuous flow of destinies linked by the quest for truth...
Available on 02/03
Beyond knowledge, the beauty of the universe.
In late medieval Europe, religion rules society and the slightest misstep leads to torture and the stake. The sciences, in the service of dogma, serve to prove the centrality of the Earth and of Men, the ultimate creations of God. Beware of anyone who would question this idea...
The young Rafal, adopted son of the master of his school, prepares studies of theology, the subject of the elite. Brilliant and full of ambition, he intends to succeed in life... However, the certainties of the little prodigy crumble when he comes into contact with a man, Hubert, who has just been released from prison. His crime has a name: heliocentrism. Beneath his repentant air, Hubert continues his study of the stars, and his fervor rubs off on the student... By his side, Rafal's world is turned upside down. Everything fits, it is the Earth that revolves around the Sun, and not the other way around! For the first time in his life, he sees the truth about the universe... and thereby its beauty! There is no turning back possible: astronomy will be his path, even if it means putting his life in the balance...
The thrill of discovery is priceless. Generations of men and women have sacrificed their lives to make sense of the universe, despite religious dogma! Awarded many times in Japan, Of the movement of the earth draws us into the tumultuous flow of destinies linked by the quest for truth...