Johannes Kepler Archive

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Astronomer Johannes Kepler Saved His Mother From Being Burned As A Witch

AncientPages.com | January 21, 2017

AncientPages.com - Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) is one of the world’s most famous astronomers. He defended Copernicus’s sun-centered universe and discovered that planets move in ellipses. Born in Weil der

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On This Day In History: Johannes Kepler ‘Father Of Modern Astronomy’ Was Born – On Dec 27, 1571

AncientPages.com | December 27, 2016

AncientPages.com - On December 27, 1571, Johannes Kepler, 'Father of Modern Astronomy,' was born. His three fundamental statements about planetary motion represent his work, which he based on

Johannes Kepler and A false-color composite (CXO/HST/Spitzer Space Telescope) image of the supernova remnant nebula from SN 1604. Credit: NASA/ESA/JHU/R. Sankrit & W. Blair

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On This Day In History: Astronomer Johannes Kepler Observes Supernova – On Oct 17, 1604

AncientPages.com | October 17, 2016

AncientPages.com - On October 17, 1604, German astronomer Johannes Kepler observes a supernova in the constellation Ophiuchus. Supernova 1604, also known as Kepler's Supernova, was a supernova of