Epitome of Copernican Astronomy and Harmonies of the World
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ISBN-13:
9781573920360
Veröffentl:
1995
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.11.1995
Seiten:
262
Autor:
Johannes Kepler
Gewicht:
374 g
Format:
216x140x16 mm
Serie:
Great Minds Series
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
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.
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