Johannes Kepler
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+ | "The great astronomer [[Kepler]], for instance, in seeking to account for the ebb and flow of the ocean tides, depicted the earth as a living monster, the earth animal, whose whalelike mode of breathing occasioned the rise and fall of the ocean in recurring periods of sleeping and waking, dependent on solar time. He even, in his flights of fancy, attributed to the earth animal the possession of a soul having the faculties of memory and imagination."--''[[New Theories in Astronomy]]'' (1906) by William Stirling | ||
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'''Johannes Kepler''' ([[December 27]] [[1571]] – [[November 15]] [[1630]]) was a [[Germans|German]] [[mathematician]], [[astronomer]] and [[astrologer]], and a key figure in the [[17th century]] astronomical revolution. He is best known for his [[eponym]]ous [[Kepler's laws of planetary motion|laws of planetary motion]], codified by later astronomers based on his works ''[[Astronomia nova]]'', ''[[Harmonices Mundi]]'', and ''Epitome of Copernican Astronomy''. | '''Johannes Kepler''' ([[December 27]] [[1571]] – [[November 15]] [[1630]]) was a [[Germans|German]] [[mathematician]], [[astronomer]] and [[astrologer]], and a key figure in the [[17th century]] astronomical revolution. He is best known for his [[eponym]]ous [[Kepler's laws of planetary motion|laws of planetary motion]], codified by later astronomers based on his works ''[[Astronomia nova]]'', ''[[Harmonices Mundi]]'', and ''Epitome of Copernican Astronomy''. | ||
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+ | *[[François Massialot]] | ||
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"The great astronomer Kepler, for instance, in seeking to account for the ebb and flow of the ocean tides, depicted the earth as a living monster, the earth animal, whose whalelike mode of breathing occasioned the rise and fall of the ocean in recurring periods of sleeping and waking, dependent on solar time. He even, in his flights of fancy, attributed to the earth animal the possession of a soul having the faculties of memory and imagination."--New Theories in Astronomy (1906) by William Stirling |
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Johannes Kepler (December 27 1571 – November 15 1630) was a German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer, and a key figure in the 17th century astronomical revolution. He is best known for his eponymous laws of planetary motion, codified by later astronomers based on his works Astronomia nova, Harmonices Mundi, and Epitome of Copernican Astronomy.
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