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Author | : David K. Love |
Publisher | : Prometheus Books |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2015-11-10 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1633881075 |
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A contemporary of Galileo and a forerunner of Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was a pioneering German scientist and a pivotal figure in the history of astronomy. This colorful, well-researched biography brings the man and his scientific discoveries to life, showing how his contributions were every bit as important as those of Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton. It was Kepler who first advocated the completely new concept of a physical force emanating from the sun that controls the motion of the planets--today we call this gravity and take it for granted. He also established that the orbits of the planets were elliptical in shape and not circular. And his three laws of planetary motion are still used by contemporary astronomers and space scientists. The author focuses not just on these and other momentous breakthroughs but also on Kepler's arduous life, punctuated by frequent tragedy and hardships. His first wife died young, and eight of the twelve children he fathered succumbed to disease in infancy or childhood. He was frequently caught up in the religious persecutions of the day. His mother narrowly escaped death when she was accused of being a witch. Intermingling historical and personal details of Kepler's life with lucid explanations of his scientific research, this book presents a sympathetic portrait of the man and underscores the critical importance of Kepler's discoveries in the history of astronomy.
Author | : David Love |
Publisher | : Prometheus Books |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1633881067 |
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A contemporary of Galileo and a forerunner of Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was a pioneering German scientist and a pivotal figure in the history of astronomy. This colorful, well-researched biography brings the man and his scientific discoveries to life, showing how his contributions were every bit as important as those of Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton. It was Kepler who first advocated the completely new concept of a physical force emanating from the sun that controls the motion of the planets--today we call this gravity and take it for granted. He also established that the orbits of the planets were elliptical in shape and not circular. And his three laws of planetary motion are still used by contemporary astronomers and space scientists. The author focuses not just on these and other momentous breakthroughs but also on Kepler's arduous life, punctuated by frequent tragedy and hardships. His first wife died young, and eight of the twelve children he fathered succumbed to disease in infancy or childhood. He was frequently caught up in the religious persecutions of the day. His mother narrowly escaped death when she was accused of being a witch.Intermingling historical and personal details of Kepler's life with lucid explanations of his scientific research, this book presents a sympathetic portrait of the man and underscores the critical importance of Kepler's discoveries in the history of astronomy.
Author | : Ron Miller |
Publisher | : Twenty-First Century Books |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 2013-08-01 |
Genre | : Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1467716626 |
Download Recentering the Universe Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In the sixth century B.C.E., the Greek philosopher Anaximander theorized that Earth was at the center of the cosmos. That idea became ingrained in scientific thinking and Christian religious beliefs for more than one thousand years. Defiance of church doctrine could mean death, so no one dared dispute this long-accepted idea. No one except a handful of courageous scientists. In the 1500s and 1600s, men like Nicolaus Copernicus, Johanned Kepler, Galileo Galilei, and Isaac Newton began to ask questions. What if Earth actually orbited the sun, instead of the other way around? What if the universe was much bigger than anyone imagined? These scientists risked their reputations—even their lives—to challenge the very heart of Catholic dogma and scientific tradition. Yet, in less than 200 years, their radical thinking overturned theories that had lasted more than a millennium. Join these bold thinkers on the journey of discovery that forever changed our understanding of the cosmos.
Author | : Johannes Kepler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
Download The Secret of the Universe Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Kevin Cooney |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 37 |
Release | : |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1300208880 |
Download The Cosmic Mystery of Johannes Kepler Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Steve B.. Howell |
Publisher | : IOP Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2020-09-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780750322942 |
Download The NASA Kepler Mission Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book covers the numerous, paradigm changing scientific discoveries in exoplanets and other areas of astrophysics made possible by the NASA Kepler and K2 Missions. It is suitable for the interested layperson, pupils of science and space missions, and advanced science students and researchers.
Author | : Kitty Ferguson |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 325 |
Release | : 2013-01-31 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 144816723X |
Download Tycho and Kepler Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The extraordinary, unlikely tale of Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler and their enormous contribution to astronomy and understanding of the cosmos is one of the strangest stories in the history of science. Kepler was a poor, devoutly religious teacher with a genius for mathematics. Brahe was an arrogant, extravagant aristocrat who possessed the finest astronomical instruments and observations of the time, before the telescope. Both espoused theories that seem off-the-wall to modern minds, but their fateful meeting in Prague in 1600 was to change the future of science. Set in one of the most turbulent and colourful eras in European history, when medieval was giving way to modern, Tycho and Kepler is a double biography of these two remarkable men.
Author | : Ron Miller |
Publisher | : Twenty-First Century Books |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 2013-10-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0761358854 |
Download Recentering the Universe Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In the sixth century B.C.E., the Greek philosopher Anaximander theorized that Earth was at the center of the cosmos. That idea became ingrained in scientific thinking and Christian religious beliefs for more than one thousand years. Defiance of church doctrine could mean death, so no one dared dispute this long-accepted idea. No one except a handful of courageous scientists. In the 1500s and 1600s, men like Nicolaus Copernicus, Johanned Kepler, Galileo Galilei, and Isaac Newton began to ask questions. What if Earth actually orbited the sun, instead of the other way around? What if the universe was much bigger than anyone imagined? These scientists risked their reputations?even their lives?to challenge the very heart of Catholic dogma and scientific tradition. Yet, in less than 200 years, their radical thinking overturned theories that had lasted more than a millennium. Join these bold thinkers on the journey of discovery that forever changed our understanding of the cosmos.
Author | : Alexandre Koyre |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 564 |
Release | : 2013-04-15 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1135028338 |
Download The Astronomical Revolution Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Originally published in English in 1973. This volume traces the development of the revolution which so drastically altered man’s view of the universe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The "astronomical revolution" was accomplished in three stages, each linked with the work of one man. With Copernicus, the sun became the centre of the universe. With Kepler, celestial dynamics replaced the kinematics of circles and spheres used by Copernicus. With Borelli the unification of celestial and terrestrial physics was completed by abandonment of the circle in favour the straight line to infinity.
Author | : Johannes Kepler |
Publisher | : American Philosophical Society |
Total Pages | : 618 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780871692092 |
Download The Harmony of the World Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The authors have presented and interpreted Johannes Kepler's Latin text to English readers by putting it into the kind of clear but earnest language they suppose Kepler would have used if he had been writing today.