Johannes Kepler

Epitome of Copernican Astronomy and Harmonies of the World

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The brilliant German mathematician Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), one of the founders of modern astronomy, revolutionized the Copernican heliocentric theory of the universe with his three laws of motion: that the planets move not in circular but elliptical orbits, that their speed is greatest when nearest the sun, and that the sun and planets form an integrated system. This volume contains two of his most important works: The Epitome of Copernican Astronomy (books 4 and 5 of which are translated here) is a textbook of Copernican science, remarkable for the prominence given to physical astronomy and for the extension to the Jovian system of the… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-57392-036-0
EAN: 9781573920360
Produktnummer: 9160595
Verlag: Random House N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1995
Seitenangabe: 254 S.

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Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), one of the founders of modern astronomy, revolutionized the Copernican heliocentric theory of the universe with his three laws of motion: that the planets move not in circular but elliptical orbits, that their speed is the greatest when nearest the sun, and that the sun and planets form an integrated system. Kepler is the author of Epitome of Copernican Astronomy,Harmony of the Worlds, and On the Six-Cornered Snowflake.