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Tycho Brahe's "Calculi ad Corrigenda Elementa Orbitae Saturni" and the technical aspects of his planetary model of Saturn

Tycho Brahe was not just an observer; he was a skilled theoretical astronomer, as his lunar and solar models show. Still, even if he is recognized for proposing the Geoheliocentric system, little do ...
Astronomy on MSN

Dec. 27, 1571: The birth of Johannes Kepler

In Astronomy's 2022 list of the 20 greatest astronomers of all time, Associate Editor Michael Bakich put Johannes Kepler, born Dec. 27, 1571, in Germany, at No. 3. He was ranked behind only his ...
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Kepler and the universe : how one man revolutionized astronomy / by David K. Love

Introduction : astronomy before Kepler -- Kepler's early life -- Graz (1594-1600), the mystery of the universe -- Kepler and Tycho -- Prague (1600-1612), the new astronomy -- Prague, many new things - ...
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A history of astronomy from Thales to Kepler formerly titled History of the planetary systems from Thales to Kepler; rev. with a foreword by W. H. Stahl

The earliest cosmological ideas -- The early Greek philosophers -- The Pythagorean school -- Plato -- The homocentric spheres of Eudoxus -- Aristotle -- Herakleides and Aristarchus -- The theory of ...
The Washington Post

The Strange, Star-Crossed World of Johannes Kepler

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 ...