by James Blish · Livros do Brasil · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789723814118
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«Doutor Mirabilis 1» is the historical novel by James Blish, published by Livros do Brasil in paperback (211 pages, in Portuguese).
«Doutor Mirabilis 1» follows the Franciscan monk and medieval proto-scientist Roger Bacon in his quest to reconcile experimental knowledge with the theology of his time. James Blish portrays a Middle Ages of dogmas and ecclesiastical authorities, where Bacon's scientific curiosity clashes with the suspicion of heresy.
Volume 1 of the After Such Knowledge series. 1994 edition; original title: Doctor Mirabilis. Portuguese translation by António Porto; cover by A. Pedro.
For readers of historical fiction and classic science fiction interested in the conflict between faith and knowledge in the Middle Ages.
James Benjamin "Jimmy" Blish was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is best known for his Cities in Flight novels and his series of Star Trek novelizations written with his wife, J. A. Lawrence. His novel A Case of Conscience won the Hugo Award. He is credited with creating the term "gas giant" to refer to large planetary bodies.
