Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was one of the most admired astronomers who ever lived and a key figure in the scientific revolution. A defender of Copernicuss sun-centred universe, he famously discovered that planets move in ellipses, and defined the three laws of planetary motion. Perhaps less well known is that in 1615, when Kepler was at the height of his career, his widowed mother Katharina was accused of witchcraft. The proceedings led to a criminal trialthat lasted six years, with Kepler con ...
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Astronomer and the Witch: Johannes Keplers Fight for his Mother
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Rublack, Ulinka
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Sprache: Englisch
OUP Oxford (2015)
Gewicht: 0 g
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-105644-4
Titelnr.: 61512215