Kepler and the universe : how one man revolutionized astronomy /

Love, David, 1950-

Kepler and the universe : how one man revolutionized astronomy / David K. Love. - Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (253 pages)

Maps on endpapers.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction : astronomy before Kepler -- Kepler's early life -- Graz (1594-1600), the secret of the universe -- Tycho and Kepler -- Prague (1600-1612), the new astronomy -- Prague, many new things -- 1610, the year of the telescope -- Linz (1612-1626), the harmony of the universe -- The final years (1626-1630), the Rudolphine tables -- Epilogue, the real universe -- Appendix : summary of kepler's travels.



9781633881075

2021675565


Astronomers--Germany--Biography.
Astronomy--History--16th century.


Electronic Books.

QB36 / .K475 2015