The Scientific Revolution: The Life and Legacy of Johannes Kepler
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (796 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00Y1V0G4O |
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| Number of Pages | : | 579 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Kepler stood at a moment in time when the intellectual worldview of most in northern Europe was medieval in nature, influenced mostly by spirituality, mysticism, religion, and metaphysics. The diversity of the phenomena of nature is so great and the treasures hidden in the heavens so rich precisely in order that the human mind shall never be lacking in fresh nourishment." - Johannes Kepler Just trying to define a man who had the qualities of a mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, inventor, and astrologer can prove difficult. But all of that can be ascribed to Johannes Kepler, one of the giants of his era who ushered in the Scientific Revolution and is often considered the first modern scientist. Similarly, we ought not to ask why the human mind troubles to fathom the secrets of the heavens. By practicing empiricism and coming up with his famous laws of planetary motion, he was forced to
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