Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler was born in Weilderstadt, 12-27-1571. He died 11-15-1630.
He was educated at the University of Tubingen where he obtained a master's degree in theology in 1591. He became Professor of Mathematics at Graz in 1594. Among his duties at Graz was the publication of almanacs to forecast the weather and to predict favorable days for various undertakings with reference to the rules of astrology. Accession Number:203049767
He was educated at the University of Tubingen where he obtained a master's degree in theology in 1591. He became Professor of Mathematics at Graz in 1594. Among his duties at Graz was the publication of almanacs to forecast the weather and to predict favorable days for various undertakings with reference to the rules of astrology. Accession Number:203049767
Johannes Kepler's Story
German Astronomer
Johannes Kepler permanently changed our view of the universe in discovering his three laws of planetary motion during the 16th and 17th centuries. He not only helped further the widely opposed views of Nicolaus Copernicus (who had postulated that the planets revolve around the sun in circular orbits), but improved on them by showing that planets have elliptical orbits that operate in accordance with certain mathematical principals. While Kepler was uncertain what underlying force accounted for planetary motion,he called it Holy Spirit Force, according to an article by James Burke in Scientific American (July 1998)his works helped Isaac Newton to discover gravity. Kepler set new precedents in science by demanding a high degree of mathematical accuracy in his work and by realizing the importance of basing hypotheses closely on empirical evidence,even when that evidence ran contrary to expectations.
Accession Number:203049767
Johannes Kepler permanently changed our view of the universe in discovering his three laws of planetary motion during the 16th and 17th centuries. He not only helped further the widely opposed views of Nicolaus Copernicus (who had postulated that the planets revolve around the sun in circular orbits), but improved on them by showing that planets have elliptical orbits that operate in accordance with certain mathematical principals. While Kepler was uncertain what underlying force accounted for planetary motion,he called it Holy Spirit Force, according to an article by James Burke in Scientific American (July 1998)his works helped Isaac Newton to discover gravity. Kepler set new precedents in science by demanding a high degree of mathematical accuracy in his work and by realizing the importance of basing hypotheses closely on empirical evidence,even when that evidence ran contrary to expectations.
Accession Number:203049767
