Harmony of the World by Johannes Kepler: Memoirs, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 209) - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:A. M. Duncan (Translator), E. J. Aiton (Translator)Series:Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society,Publish date:1997-01-01Pages:549
Language:EnglishPublisher:American Philosophical Society PressISBN-13:9780871692092ISBN-10:871692090UPC:9780871692092Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Space ScienceBook Topic:AstronomySize:10.20 x 7.36 x 1.60 inchesWeight:2.6015Product ID:SCRT8W5TM5
Kepler is remembered for the 3 laws of planetary motion known after him. Rejecting the view of those who regarded astronomical hypotheses as mathematical fictions, he sought to derive the true motions of the planets from physical causes. Yet he combined his search for physical causes with a vision of the world as a manifestation of divine harmony. This led him to consider the formal causes or...
Language:EnglishPublisher:American Philosophical Society PressISBN-13:9780871692092ISBN-10:871692090UPC:9780871692092Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Space ScienceBook Topic:AstronomySize:10.20 x 7.36 x 1.60 inchesWeight:2.6015Product ID:SCRT8W5TM5
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