Epitome of Copernican Astronomy and Harmonies of the World von Johannes Kepler

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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.

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.

AutorKepler, Johannes
EinbandKartonierter Einband (Kt)
Erscheinungsjahr1995
Seitenangabe262 S.
LieferstatusFolgt in ca. 5 Arbeitstagen
AusgabekennzeichenEnglisch
AbbildungenPaperback
MasseH21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.6 cm 374 g
ReiheGreat Minds Series
VerlagPrometheus

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Über den Autor Johannes Kepler

Johannes Kepler (1571¿1630) erkrankte als Kind an den Pocken und behielt ein lebenslanges Augenleiden zurück. Nach einem Theologiestudium in Tübingen veröffentlichte er 1596 sein erstes Werk zur Astronomie. Im Zuge der Gegenreformation musste Kepler nach Prag fliehen, wo er 1601 kaiserlicher Hofmathematiker wurde. 1619 veröffentlichte er seine Ergebnisse der Forschungen zur Weltharmonik und zur Planetenbewegung. Kepler gilt als Begründer der Wissenschaft der Astrophysik.

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