Definitive biography covers Kepler's scientific accomplishments -- laws of planetary motion, work with calculus, optics, more -- plus public and personal life, more. Introduction and Notes by Owen Gingerich.
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Definitive biography covers Kepler's scientific accomplishments -- laws of planetary motion, work with calculus, optics, more -- plus public and personal life, more. Introduction and Notes by Owen Gingerich.
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Add this copy of Kepler (Dover Books on Astronomy) to cart. $7.29, good condition, Sold by Dream Books Co. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Denver, CO, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Dover Publications.
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Good in Not Issued jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Good softcover. a light dampstain top edge not affecting text. 441pp including index. A towering figure in intellectual history and one of the fathers of modern astronomy, the great mathematician Johannes Kepler (1571 1630) is best known for his discovery of the three laws of planetary motion, which paved the way for a dynamic explanation of the heavenly phenomena. At a time when the Ptolemaic view still prevailed in official circles, Kepler undertook to prove the truth of the Copernican world view and through exceptional perseverance and force of intellect achieved that goal. His epochal intellectual feats are completely and thoroughly described in this splendid work, considered the definitive biography of Kepler. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, the author presents a fascinating and erudite picture of Kepler's scientific accomplishments, his public life (work with Tycho Brahe, the Danish astronomer; mathematical appointments at Graz, Prague, and Linz; pioneering work with calculus and optics, and more) and his personal life: childhood and youth, financial situation,
Add this copy of Kepler (Dover Books on Astronomy) to cart. $36.82, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Dover Publications.
