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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Kaitlyn Lane

Johannes Kepler Kepler was born December 27, 1571, and died on November 15, 1630, at 58 years old. He was an astronomer, a mathematician, and a philosopher. He worked with Tycho Brahe and used his observations to deduce his first law of planetary motion: 1) planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun at one […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Brian

2) Johannes Kepler (December 27, 1571—November 15, 1630) was incredibly important to astronomy and science as a whole because he bridged the gap between medieval and ancient “natural philosophy” to modern science. He was religious and, especially earlier in his life, placed a strong emphasis on integrating creation into his theories. This was common atContinue reading “Historical Astronomers in Context” Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 9, 2022 by josephmaquino9

Johannes Kepler (December 27th, 1571 – November 15, 1630) helped the world of astronomy and the general field of sciences in several key ways. First, Kepler utilized Tycho Brahe’s data concerning the position of stars and planets in the sky during different days in the year to determine that the orbit of Mars was elliptical […] Continue reading →

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Johannes Kepler: Context

Posted on February 9, 2022 by solarelizabeth

Johannes Kepler was born December 27, 1571 and died November 15, 1630. Johannes Kepler, continuing Brahe’s work, discovered that planetary orbits are ellipses with varying levels of eccentricity instead of perfect circles. This helped him predict planetary positions and discover three laws of planetary motion. Kepler’s discoveries helped solidify the theory that planets move around […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context: Johannes Kepler

Posted on February 9, 2022 by isaiandrade01

Johannes Kepler Born: December 27, 1571 Died: November 15, 1630 Important Contributions: Johannes Kepler and his discoveries were integral to understanding planetary motion in our solar system. Other than his three laws, Kepler was actually the first person to publish work defending Copernicus’ heliocentric model of the solar system. Copernicus did propose a heliocentric theory […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 8, 2022 by camsto42

Johannes Kepler

Jamestown being founded in 1607, was one of the first cities in America

The Turkish fleet attacked Cyprus in the War on Venice

This all showed what was most important in the 16th and 17th century, and how astronomy factore… Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Irene

Question 1: Nicholas Copernicus: 1473–1543 (Bennett 311)Johannes Kepler: 1571–1630 (Bennett 315)Tycho Brahe: 1546–1601 (Bennett 313)Galileo Galilei: 1564–1642 (Bennett 326)Isaac Newton: 1642-1726 (Thony)Copernicus and Newton didn’t live the same time with others. Copernicus died before everyone (in 1543) and Newton was born after Galileo’s death. Tycho and Kepler lived the same time from 1571 (Kepler’s birth) […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 6, 2022 by clviggiano

Johannes Kepler (December 27th, 1571 – November 15th, 1630) was a German-born astronomer who carried out much of his scientific research in Prague. Inarguably, Kepler’s most important contributions to astronomy were his three laws of planetary motion, the first two of which he published in 1609, and the third a decade later. The first law states […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 17, 2021 by zhengjs1

Johannes Kepler Johannes Kepler, a German astronomer, was important to our history for discovering three laws of planetary motion that are now named after him as well as finding key evidence for the highly-debated Sun-centered idea. Kepler’s first law explained that each planet orbits the Sun following an elliptical path with the Sun as aContinue reading “Historical Astronomers in Context” Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 17, 2021 by allyworthington

Johannes Kepler was born on December 27th, 1571 and died on November 15th, 1630. After influential astronomer Tycho Brahe passed away, his unfinished work and data was given to Kepler to continue. With this data, Kepler discovered that Mars’ orbit is an ellipse, publishing Astronomia Nova in 1609 (now known as Kepler’s first two laws). Later in … Continue reading Historical Astronomers in Context → Continue reading →

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