Kepler and the Universe : : how one man Revolutionized Astronomy
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Illustrations on endpapers.
Introduction : astronomy before Kepler -- Kepler's early life -- Graz (1594-1600), the secret of the universe -- Tycho and Kepler -- Prague (1600-1612), the new astronomy -- Prague, many new things -- 1610, the year of the telescope -- Linz (1612-1626), the harmony of the universe -- The final years (1626-1630), the Rudolphine tables -- Epilogue, the real universe -- Appendix : summary of kepler's travels.
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PUBLISHED
Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2015.
Year Published: 2015
Description: 253 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781633881068
1633881067
SUBJECTS
Kepler, Johannes, -- 1571-1630.
Brahe, Tycho, -- 1546-1601.
Astronomers -- Germany -- Biography.
Astronomy -- History -- 16th century.
Astronomy -- History -- 17th century.
Biographies.