Epitome of Copernican Astronomy and Harmonies of the World

Informationen zum Autor By Johannes Kepler Klappentext The brilliant German mathematician Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), one of the founders of modern astronomy, revolutionized the Copernican heliocentric theory of the universe with his three laws of motion: that the planets move not in circular but elliptical orbits, that their speed is greatest when nearest the sun, and that the sun and planets form an integrated system. This volume contains two of his most important works: The Epitome of Copernican Astronomy (books 4 and 5 of which are translated here) is a textbook of Copernican science, remarkable for the prominence given to physical astronomy and for the extension to the Jovian system of the laws recently discovered to regulate the motions of the Planets. Harmonies of the World (book 5 of which is translated here) expounds an elaborate system of celestial harmonies depending on the varying velocities of the planets. Zusammenfassung German mathematician Johannes Kepler (1571-1630)! revolutionised the Copernican heliocentric theory of the universe with his three laws of motion: that planets move not in circular but elliptical orbits! that their speed is greatest when nearest the sun! and that the sun and planets form an integrated system. This title contains two of his works. Inhaltsverzeichnis IN

Product details

• Authors: Johannes Kepler
• Assisted by: Charles Glenn Wallis (Translation)
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.1995
• EAN: 9781573920360
• ISBN: 978-1-57392-036-0
• No. of pages: 254
• Series: Great Minds Series; Great Minds; Great Minds Series; Great Minds
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day