Online article on Kepler at 'brain pickings'
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Online article on Kepler at 'brain pickings'
This was a good read. Left me thinking on how brilliant the man was and how challenging his times were.
There are also some links to beautiful astro art prints
"How Kepler Invented Science Fiction and Defended His Mother in a Witchcraft Trial While Revolutionizing Our Understanding of the Universe"
https://www.brainpickings.org/2019/12/2 ... 6hspH-PZa4
There are also some links to beautiful astro art prints
"How Kepler Invented Science Fiction and Defended His Mother in a Witchcraft Trial While Revolutionizing Our Understanding of the Universe"
https://www.brainpickings.org/2019/12/2 ... 6hspH-PZa4
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Re: Online article on Kepler at 'brain pickings'
That is an extremely beautiful piece. Thank you very much.
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Re: Online article on Kepler at 'brain pickings'
Very nice read, I do remember about his Mom, but never heard of the other things in that article, Thanks
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Re: Online article on Kepler at 'brain pickings'
Very interesting article. Actually I had never heard anything about his mother. He certainly was instrumental in working out the planetary motions, a task many of us have replicated in Physics' courses over the years.
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