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Johannes Kepler was a German polymath who was an astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, natural philosopher and music theorist. He is a key figure in the 17th-century Scientific Revolution, best known for his laws of planetary motion, and his books Astronomia nova, Harmonice Mundi, and Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae. The variety and impact of his work made Kepler one of the founders and fathers of modern astronomy, the scientific method, natural science, and modern science. He has been described as the "father of science fiction" for his novel Somnium.Wikipedia →
Works
Mysterium Cosmographicum
Cosmic Mystery
Neo-Latin · 1595Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
1 translation
1 edition
Astronomia Nova
New Astronomy
Neo-Latin · 1609Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
1 translation
Harmonice Mundi
Harmonies of the World
Neo-Latin · 1619Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
1 translation
Epitome Astronomie Copernicanae
Epitome of Copernican Astronomy
Neo-Latin · 1621Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
1 translation
1 edition
Somnium, seu opus posthumum de astronomia lunari
Somnium
Neo-Latin · 1634Novel
3 translations