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| Name: |
Johannes Kepler | | Birth Date: |
December 27, 1571 | | Death Date: |
November 15, 1630 | | Place of Birth: |
Weil, Swabia, Germany | | Place of Death: |
Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany | | Nationality: |
German | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
astronomer |
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Biography of Johannes Kepler
1,360 words, approx. 5 pages
 Johannes Kepler is best known for his discovery of the three laws of planetary motion, demonstrating that the universe operates according to fixed, natural laws. A disciple of the great astronomer Copernicus, Kepler refined and advanced Copernican...
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Biography of Johannes Kepler
1,201 words, approx. 4 pages
 The German astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was one of the chief founders of modern astronomy because of his discovery of three basic laws underlying the motion of planets. Johannes Kepler was born on Dec. 27, 1571, in the Swabian town of Weil....
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Biography of Johannes Kepler
941 words, approx. 3 pages
 Johannes Kepler, born in Weil in Würtemberg (now southwestern Germany) in 1571, seemed destined for a life in the church. He obtained a B.A. degree in theology in 1588 and entered the University of Tübingen, one of the great centers of...



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Johannes Kepler Quotes
2,126 words, approx. 7 pages
 Johannes Kepler ( 27 December 1571 - 15 November 1630 ) was a German Lutheran mathematician, astronomer and astrologer, and a key figure in the 17th century astronomical revolution. He is best known for his laws of planetary motion , which provided one...


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Kepler, Johannes (1571-1630) Summary
922 words, approx. 3 pages German astronomer Johannes Kepler, the astronomer who determined the laws of planetary motion, was born in Weil in Würtemberg (now southwestern Germany) and seemed destined for a life in the church. He obtained a B.A. degree in theology in 1588...
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Kepler, Johannes Summary
800 words, approx. 3 pages KEPLER, JOHANNES (1571–1630), was the discoverer of the laws of planetary motion named after him. He was born at Württemberg, Germany. Owing to his family's poverty, the young Kepler had to leave school to work in the fields, but...
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Johannes Kepler Summary
790 words, approx. 3 pages 1571-1630 German Astronomer and Mathematician Johannes Kepler was a mathematician and astronomer. He used observations of heavenly bodies to destroy the ancient idea that planets move in perfect circles. He also mathematically described the...
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Kepler, Johannes Summary
260 words, approx. 1 pages Johannes Kepler developed what came to be known as Kepler's three laws of planetary motion. German Mathematician and Astronomer 1571-1630 Johannes Kepler was a German...
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Johannes Kepler Information
9,701 words, approx. 32 pages
 Johannes Kepler (pronounced /ˈkɛplɚ/) (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...



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The Strange, Star-Crossed World of Johannes Kepler; Reviewed by John Gribbin
06/27/2004: 1,033 words, approx. 3 pages KEPLER'S WITCH An Astronomer's Discovery of Cosmic Order Amid Religious War, Political Intrigue, and the Heresy Trial of His Mother By James A. Connor. HarperSanFrancisco. 402 pp. $24.95 HEAVENLY INTRIGUE Johannes Kepler, Tycho Brahe, and the Murder Behind One...
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Religion today
12/20/2007: 886 words, approx. 3 pages It's long been a puzzle for Christian astronomers, and now a professor from the University of Notre Dame thinks he has it figured out — almost, anyway.His quest: discovering just what "the star in the East" was that led wise men to travel to Bethlehem...




Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Job Kozhamthadam, S. J.
11,690 words, approx. 39 pages
 In the following essay, Kozhamthadam examines the lasting contribution of Kepler's scientific principles and discusses his methodology.
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Critical Essay by Gerald Holton
8,689 words, approx. 29 pages
 In the following essay, originally published in 1956 and reprinted in 1976, Holton discusses why Kepler is often difficult to read and how his digressive style primarily reflects the difficulties seventeenth-century scientists encountered in making the transition from medieval to modern explanations of the cosmos. He further asserts that Kepler's juxtaposition of mathematical, astronomical, and metaphysical ideas are really a manifestation of his simultaneously seeing "the universe as physica...
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Critical Essay by Anthony Grafton
5,693 words, approx. 19 pages
 In the following essay, Grafton discusses how Kepler, like other scientists of his day, referred heavily upon older texts to give authority to his work, and how his reading of the mistakes of others influenced him to include much self-criticism in his own writings so that future readers would be better able to identify its weaknesses, and thus be more readily able to build upon his work.
Featured Essays
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Johannes Kepler
746 words, approx. 3 pages
 Essay briefly describes the life of a mathematician named Johannes Kepler. He made many famous discoveries and his work has a great impact today.


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