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Epitome of Copernican Astronomy and Harmonies of the World

Name: Epitome of Copernican Astronomy and Harmonies of the World
Brand: Prometheus Books
SKU: 9781573920360
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Contributors:

Johannes Kepler

Publisher:

Prometheus Books

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Science, Philosophy

Book Subcategory:

Space Science, History & Surveys, History

Book Topic:

Astronomy, Renaissance

Series:

Great Minds

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Release Date:

1995-11-01

ISBN 13:

9781573920360

Weight:

0.69 lbs

Size:

8.52 x 5.46 x 0.81 inches

Pages:

254

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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 laws recently discovered to regulate the motions of the Planets. Harmonies of the World (book 5 of which is translated here) expounds an elaborate system of celestial harmonies depending on the varying velocities of the planets.

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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.

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