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Drawing on Kepler's correspondence and manuscripts, this book reveals that the style of Kepler's magnum opus, "Astronomia nova" (1609), has been traditionally misinterpreted. Kepler laid forth the first two of his three laws of planetary motion in this work.

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"Voelkel ... offers great reading for the Johannes Kepler aficionado."--Choice "An exceptional and important contribution to history of science studies"--Rhonda Martens, Renaissance Quarterly

Table of Contents
List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Preface xiii Introduction 1 PART 1: THE MYSTERIUM COSMOGRAPHICUM 11 CHAPTER ONE: The Copernican Context 13 CHAPTER TWO: The Development of the Mysterium cosmographicum 26 CHAPTER THREE: The Mysterium cosmographicum 46 CHAPTER FOUR: Responses to the Mysterium cosmographicum 60 PART 2: THE ASTRONOMIA NOVA 93 CHAPTER FIVE: Kepler and Tycho 97 CHAPTER SIX: Kepler's Work after Tycho's Death 130 CHAPTER SEVEN: The Tychonics 142 CHAPTER EIGHT: David Fabricius 170 CHAPTER NINE: The Rhetorical Character of the Astronomia nova 211 CONCLUSION 247 Notes 255 Bibliograpby 295 Index 301 Index of Correspondence 307

The Composition of Keplers Astronomia nova

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 11/26/2001 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780691007380, 978-0691007380
      ISBN10: 0691007381

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Drawing on Kepler's correspondence and manuscripts, this book reveals that the style of Kepler's magnum opus, "Astronomia nova" (1609), has been traditionally misinterpreted. Kepler laid forth the first two of his three laws of planetary motion in this work.

      Trade Review
      "Voelkel ... offers great reading for the Johannes Kepler aficionado."--Choice "An exceptional and important contribution to history of science studies"--Rhonda Martens, Renaissance Quarterly

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Preface xiii Introduction 1 PART 1: THE MYSTERIUM COSMOGRAPHICUM 11 CHAPTER ONE: The Copernican Context 13 CHAPTER TWO: The Development of the Mysterium cosmographicum 26 CHAPTER THREE: The Mysterium cosmographicum 46 CHAPTER FOUR: Responses to the Mysterium cosmographicum 60 PART 2: THE ASTRONOMIA NOVA 93 CHAPTER FIVE: Kepler and Tycho 97 CHAPTER SIX: Kepler's Work after Tycho's Death 130 CHAPTER SEVEN: The Tychonics 142 CHAPTER EIGHT: David Fabricius 170 CHAPTER NINE: The Rhetorical Character of the Astronomia nova 211 CONCLUSION 247 Notes 255 Bibliograpby 295 Index 301 Index of Correspondence 307

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