Johannes Kepler
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Johannes Kepler (December 27 1571 - November 15 1630) was a German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer, and a key figure in the 17th century astronomical revolution. He is best known for his eponymous laws of planetary motion, codified by later astronomers based on his works "Astronomia nova", "Harmonices Mundi", and "Epitome of Copernican Astronomy".
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| Born: | December 27, 1571 |
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| Died: | November 15, 1630 |
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The definitive Wikipedia entry for Johannes Kepler. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Kepler |
 | Johannes Kepler, 1571-1630. Harmonices mvndi libri v. Appendix habet
comparationem huius operis cum Harmonices Cl. Ptolemi libro III, cumque
Roberti de Fluctibus, dicti Flud. posner.library.cmu.edu/Posner/books/annotation.cgi?call=5... |
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In 1634, four years after his death,
the most provocative and innovative of Johannes Keplers works was published
by his son Ludwig Kepler, then a candidate for the doctorate in medicine. www.depauw.edu/sfs/backissues/8/christianson8art.htm |
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Astronomy History - Johannes Kepler - Brief biography highlighting his status as a defender of Copernicus and a formulator of planetary-motion laws. www.dmoz.org/Science/Astronomy/History/People/Kepler,_Joh... |
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An educational adventure into the concepts, thought processes and consequences of Kepler's discoveries. www.keplersdiscovery.com/ |
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Harmonies of the World, by Johannes Kepler, tr. Charles Glenn Wallis [1939], full text etext at sacred-texts.com www.sacred-texts.com/astro/how/index.htm |
| | Johannes Kepler was born on 6th January 1572 (NS) at Weil-der-Stadt in the German province of Swabia. www.skyscript.co.uk/kepler.html |
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Kepler's philosophies on the harmony of the universe support his conviction that planetary configurations reveal the tenor of all earthly experience. Kepler was never afraid to challenge existing theory or question certain facets of astrological belief, y www.skyscript.co.uk/kepler2.html |
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A Armitage, John Kepler (1966). C Baumgardt, Johannes Kepler : Life and Letters (New York, N. Y., 1951). www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/References/Kepler.html |
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