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‘Superbly illuminates the man, the time, and the everlasting quest for knowledge’ Observer Johannes Kepler, born in 1571 in south Germany, was one of the world’s greatest mathematicians and astronomers. The novel Kepler, by John Banville, brilliantly recreates his life and his incredible drive to chart the orbits of the planets and the geometry of the universe while being driven from exile to exile by religious and domestic strife. At the same time it illuminates the harsh realities of the Renaissance world; rich in imaginative daring but rooted in poverty, squalor and the tyrannical power of emperors.

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Kepler's successful solution to the problem of vision early in the 17th century was a theoretical triumph as significant as many of the more celebrated developments of the scientific revolution. Yet the full import of Kepler's arguments can be grasped only when they are viewed against the background of ancient, medieval, and Renaissance visual theory. David C. Lindberg provides this background, and in doing so he fills the gap in historical scholarship and constructs a model for tracing the development of scientific ideas.

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A committed Lutheran excommunicated from his own church, a friend to Catholics and Calvinists alike, a layman who called himself a "priest of God," a Copernican in a world where Ptolemy still reigned, a man who argued at the same time for the superiority of one truth and the need for many truths to coexist German astronomer Johannes Kepler was, to say the least, a complicated figure. With The Pursuit of Harmony, Aviva Rothman offers a new view of him and his achievements, one that presents them as a story of Kepler's attempts to bring different, even opposing ideas and circumstances into harmony. Harmony, Rothman shows, was both the intellectual bedrock for and the primary goal of Kepler's disparate endeavors. But it was also an elusive goal amid the deteriorating conditions of his world, as the political order crumbled and religious war raged. In the face of that devastation, Kepler's hopes for his theories changed: whereas he had originally looked for a unifying approach to truth, he began instead to emphasize harmony as the peaceful coexistence of different views, one that could be fueled by the fundamentally nonpartisan discipline of mathematics.

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Light figures being; darkness, death. Bridging mathematical science, semantics, rhetoric, grammar, and major poems, Judith H. Anderson seeks to negotiate writings from multiple disciplines in the shared terms of poiesis and figuration rather than as cultural opposites. Analogy, a type of metaphor, has always been the connector of the known to the unknown, the sensible to the infinite. Anderson’s study moves from the figuration of light and death to the history of analogy and its pertinence to light in physics and metaphysics, from Kepler to Donne, Spenser, and Milton. Topics proliferate: creativity, optics, the relation of literature to science, the methodology of thought and argument, and the processes of narrative, discovery, and interpretation.

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Long a hub for literary bohemians, countercultural musicians, and readers interested in a good browse, Kepler’s Books and Magazines is one of the most influential independent bookstores in American history. When owner Roy Kepler opened the San Francisco Bay Area store in 1955, he led the way as a pioneer in the ""paperback revolution."" He popularized the once radical idea of selling affordable books in an intellectually bracing coffeehouse atmosphere. Paperback selling was not the only revolution Kepler supported, however. In Radical Chapters, Doyle sheds light on Kepler’s remarkable contributions to pacifism and social change. He highlights Kepler’s achievements in advocating radical pacifism during World War II, antinuclear activism during the Cold War era, and antiwar activism during the Vietnam War. During those decades, Kepler played an integral role, creating a community and a space to exchange ideas for such notable figures as Jerry Garcia, Joan Baez, and Stewart Brand. Doyle’s fascinating chronicle captures the man who inspired that community and offers a moving tribute to his legacy.

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'What Fauber does well is humanize these four residents of the pantheon of science... The story is seldom less than fascinating. A readable, enjoyable contribution to the history of science.' - KirkusAn intimate examination of a scientific family - that of Nicolaus Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler and Galileo Galilei. Fauber juxtaposes their scientific work with insight into their personal lives and political considerations, which shaped their pursuit of knowledge. Uniquely, he shows how their intergenerational collaboration made the scientific revolution possible. These brave scientists called each other 'brothers', 'fathers' and 'sons', and laid the foundations of modern science through familial co-work. And though the sixteenth century was far from an open society for women, there were female pioneers in this 'family' as well, including Brahe's sister Sophie, Kepler's mother, and Galileo's daughter. Filled with rich characters and sweeping historical scope, this book reveals how the strong connections between these pillars of intellectual history moved science forward.

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? La primera guía para experimentar equilibrio y bienestar recurriendo al poder de las estrellas.? Un enfoque novedoso y revolucionario que combina medicina holística con astrología, psicología y filosofía oriental.? Relaciona los doce signos del zodiaco con diferentes regiones del cuerpo y aspectos de nuestra personalidad.El cuerpo humano no es sino la expresión física de energías complejas y poderosas. En cada región del organismo, de la cabeza a los pies, se manifiestan aspectos emocionales, mentales y espirituales directamente relacionados con los doce signos del zodiaco.Stephanie Marango, doctora en medicina de orientación holística, y Rebecca Gordon, reconocida astróloga, se unen por primera vez para crear una guía práctica que ayudará al lector a profundizar en los detalles de los doce signos en relación con el propio cuerpo. Cada capítulo, centrado en una zona concreta del organismo, nos ayudará a identificar qué conflictos o bloqueos podrían ser el origen de los

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? Un inspirador juego para conocernos mejor y aliarnos con las fuerzas del cosmos.? Una herramienta poderosa de consulta para tomar decisiones acertadas.? De una gran conocedora, con más de 20 años de experiencia como astróloga.? Con cartas de imágenes inéditas especialmente creadas para este sistema novedoso y único en el mundo.Un poderoso canal de comunicación con el universo.Muchas personas consultan la carta astral a la hora de prever los desafíos que les planteará la vida y las tendencias de su personalidad. Pocas saben, sin embargo, que la astrología ofrece una posibilidad distinta, más compleja y concreta, de predicción y orientación. Se trata de las Cartas Cósmicas o el arte de emplear los signos, los planetas y las casas como mensajes sagrados que responden a los inevitables dilemas existenciales.Pensado para ayudar a todo aquel que desee aprender a interpretar los mensajes de los astros, ?Cartas Cósmicas? constituye el primer manual de este poderoso art

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? Por primera vez, el Karma explicado como nunca antes lo habían hecho.? Una obra de espiritualidad, certera y cercana, firmada por un gran guía que escribe con el corazón.? Sergio Ramos despeja todas las dudas que teníamos sobre el Karma y nos da las claves para conectar con nuestro auténtico propósito de vida.Qué es el karma? Cuál es nuestra misión en esta encarnación? Es posible entrar en contacto con las energías kármicas para transformarlas? Cómo convertirse en alquimista de la propia vida?Sergio Ramos, el canalizador espiritual que hechiza las redes y se proyecta al mundo con su mensaje libre y genuino, dedica este nuevo libro a explorar los misterios del karma entendido como un saber interno que nos ayuda a evolucionar y acceder a la luminosidad del ser. El karma, nos enseña Sergio, no es un castigo ni un destino inevitable, sino una maestría interior que nos guía, desde el amor, por el aprendizaje que hemos elegido para cada encarnación. Con el fin de empoderarno

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WAKE UP TO TRUE EVIL The third gripping thriller in Lars Kepler’s bestselling series featuring Joona Linna. Perfect for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo. ONE GIRL IS DEADAt a home for troubled girls, a young girl has been brutally murdered during the night. Her body is found arranged in bed with her hands covering her eyes. ONE GIRL IS MISSINGVicky Bennet is the only girl unaccounted for. When a bloody hammer is discovered under her pillow, it appears that she was more than just a witness to the killing. ONE GIRL CLAIMS TO HAVE SEEN IT ALLDetective Inspector Joona Linna is called in to piece the evidence together. But the case quickly descends into darker, more violent territory, leading him finally to a shocking confrontation with the past. Praise for Lars Kepler: ‘Scandi noir at its best’ Evening Standard ‘A rich, nuanced tale, ideal for beach reading, just as long as the beach doesn’t harbor too many shadows’ Kirkus ‘A brilliant thriller’ Norrköpings Tidningar ‘Taking Europe by storm’ Daily Mail ‘Kepler has a direct line to a very dark place in the human soul’ Lev Grossman, Time ‘More energetic than Mankell, as socially involved as Larsson, Kepler matches Jo Nesbo for gothic excitement’ Weekend Australian

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‘One of the most exciting Swedish crime novels of recent years…’ Göteborgsposten From the bestselling author of The Hypnotist comes the second high-octane thriller featuring Detective Inspector Joona Linna He is an artist in terrorThe lifeless body of a young woman is discovered on an abandoned boat. A man is found hanging alone in his apartment. This is his masterpieceShould the deaths be treated as suicide or murder? Four people know the answer. But a killer wants them dead. And only one man can destroy itCan Detective Inspector Joona Linna keep them alive long enough to find out the truth? Perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo Praise for Lars Kepler: ‘A high-octane, taut thriller’ Marie Claire ‘It doesn’t get much better than this’ Göteborgsposten ‘Intricate detective work and heart-ticking suspense’ Boston Globe ‘Kepler’s plots are always thrilling’ The Sunday Times ‘Hurtles along … full of nuanced detail which sets it far above the average thriller … You’ll be terrified’ Evening Standard ‘Taking Europe by storm…ferocious, visceral storytelling that wraps you in a cloak of darkness’ Daily Mail ‘Deeply scarifying stuff’ Independent ‘Kepler has a direct line to a very dark place in the human soul’ Lev Grossman, Time ‘The reader is ready to sell his own soul for the opportunity to read this book without interruption, at one sitting.’ Arbetarbladet ‘A creepy and compulsive crime thriller.’ Mo Hayder ‘Intelligent, original and chilling Simon Beckett ‘Kepler matches the great Jo Nesbo for gothic excitement.’ Weekend Australian

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Al poco tiempo de llegar Graz como joven profesor de matemáticas y astronomía, Kepler se encontró sin alumnos y hubo de ganarse la vida dando clases sobre Virgilio y retórica, y su pasión por la astronomía se abrió paso siguiendo dos vías: la primera consistió en componer un horóscopo para 1595 que anunciaban fríos desusados, levantamientos campesinos y avances del turco; así aconteció. La segunda fue para dar un explicación y superación de Copérnico, quien había ofrecido una explicación verdadera de la estructura y orden del cosmos sin llegar a saber por qué eran así las cosas. EL SECRETO DEL UNIVERSO es el primer tratado copernicano de la historia. Sin embargo supera a Copérnico al explicar tres cosas: por qué hay precisamente seis planetas, ni uno más ni uno menos; por qué están a las distancias del sol que se encuentran, y por qué se mueven con la velocidad que lo hacen. Por primera vez desde los tiempos de Aristóteles, JOHANNES KEPLER aúna las matemáticas y la física para desvelar

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Johannes Kepler wrote "Astronomia Nova" (1609) in a single minded drive to sweep away the ancient and medieval clutter of spheres and orbs and to establish a new truth in astronomy, based on physical causality. This title includes Kepler's introduction as well as a selection of chapters that develop the physics of planetary motion.

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CAN YOU CATCH A KILLER?OR ARE YOU ALREADY IN THE WEB?Three years ago, Detective Saga Bauer received an ominous postcard describing a gun and nine white bullets - one of which was intended for her partner, Detective Joona Linna. The sender alleged that Saga was the only person who could save him. But as time passed, the threat faded.Until now.A sack with a decomposing body has been found hanging from a tree in the forest. A milky white bullet casing turns up at the scene. When the body count begins to rise, the police realise that the killer is sending riddles, offering them the chance to stop the murders before they happen.But the police always seem to arrive a moment too late. As they begin to close in, the case becomes more and more tangled. Someone is spinning a fiendishly intricate web, pulling Joona ever closer to a trap he may not be able to escape. From the 17 million copy global bestseller Lars Kepler, author of The Mirror Man, comes the most anticipated crime thriller of the year - perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo, Ragnar Jonasson and Alex North. Praise for Lars Kepler:'Fast and furiously paced . . . I lapped it up' - EVENING STANDARD'Chilling, nerve-shredding, clever, and impossibly dark' - CHRIS WHITAKER'A rollercoaster ride of a thriller full of striking twists' - MAIL ON SUNDAY'As dark and chilling as a Swedish winter' - GREGG HURWITZ'A non-stop rollercoaster of suspense' - JEFFERY DEAVER'Ferocious, visceral storytelling' - DAILY MAIL'Thrilling' - SUNDAY TIMES

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CAN YOU CATCH A KILLER?OR ARE YOU ALREADY IN THE WEB?From the 17 million copy global bestseller Lars Kepler comes the most anticipated crime thriller of 2023 - perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo, Ragnar Jonasson and Alex North.________________Three years ago, Detective Saga Bauer received an ominous postcard describing a gun and nine white bullets - one of which was intended for her partner, Detective Joona Linna. The sender alleged that Saga was the only person who could save him. But as time passed, the threat faded.Until now.A sack with a decomposing body has been found hanging from a tree in the forest. A milky white bullet casing turns up at the scene. When the body count begins to rise, the police realise that the killer is sending riddles, offering them the chance to stop the murders before they happen.But the police always seem to arrive a moment too late. As they begin to close in, the case becomes more and more tangled. Someone is spinning a fiendishly intricate web, pulling Joona ever closer to a trap he may not be able to escape. ________________ Praise for Lars Kepler:'Fast and furiously paced . . . I lapped it up' - EVENING STANDARD'Chilling, nerve-shredding, clever, and impossibly dark' - CHRIS WHITAKER'A rollercoaster ride of a thriller full of striking twists' - MAIL ON SUNDAY'As dark and chilling as a Swedish winter' - GREGG HURWITZ'A non-stop rollercoaster of suspense' - JEFFERY DEAVER'Ferocious, visceral storytelling' - DAILY MAIL'Thrilling' - SUNDAY TIMES

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IF YOU SEE HIS REFLECTIONIT'S ALREADY TOO LATE . . .Five years ago, Jenny Lind was abducted on her way home from school.Now her lifeless body is found hanging in a playground. But there is no evidence and only one witness - a man who cannot remember what he saw. With Detective Joona Linna and the police scrambling to find a lead, another girl goes missing. And as they close in on the killer, they discover that the Mirror Man's crimes are more shocking than they ever could have imagined . . .From the 17 million copy global bestseller Lars Kepler comes the darkest, most chilling crime thriller of 2022 - perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo, Ragnar Jonasson, and Alex North's The Whisper Man. Praise for The Mirror Man:'Chilling, nerve-shredding, clever, and impossibly dark' - CHRIS WHITAKER, bestselling author of We Begin at the End'As dark and chilling as a Swedish winter' - GREGG HURWITZ'Picture Hannibal Lecter sitting down to channel Stieg Larsson' - BRAD THOR

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‘It may take you a while to sleep after you finish it’ Daily Express The most chilling and terrifying serial killer thriller of the year, from international bestseller Lars Kepler. Sweden’s most notorious serial killer.Jurek Walter was shot and killed years ago. The police moved on and managed to forget the darkness that had tainted their lives. Has come back from the dead.But now someone is leaving a trail of broken bodies across Sweden and the clues all point to Walter. Detective Joona Linna is convinced his worst nightmare is becoming a reality: the man who tore apart his family has returned to finish the job. He doesn’t just kill you. He buries your loved ones alive.When Joona’s partner is taken – and locked inside an underground coffin – he finds himself with an impossible choice: leave her to die or walk into the trap set by the only man he ever feared. ‘Wraps you in a cloak of darkness’ Daily Mail ‘A thrilling, terrifying, dark and disturbing read. Loved it’ Patricia Gibney, no.1 bestselling author of the Lottie Parker series

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IF YOU SEE HIS REFLECTIONIT'S ALREADY TOO LATE . . .Five years ago, Jenny Lind was abducted on her way home from school.Now her lifeless body is found hanging in a playground. But there is no evidence and only one witness - a man who cannot remember what he saw.With Detective Joona Linna and the police scrambling to find a lead, another girl goes missing. And as they close in on the killer, they discover that the Mirror Man's crimes are more shocking than they ever could have imagined . . .From the 17 million copy global bestseller Lars Kepler comes the darkest, most chilling crime thriller of the year - perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo, Ragnar Jonasson, and Alex North's The Whisper Man.Praise for The Mirror Man:'Chilling, nerve-shredding, clever, and impossibly dark' - CHRIS WHITAKER, bestselling author of We Begin at the End'As dark and chilling as a Swedish winter' - GREGG HURWITZ'Picture Hannibal Lecter sitting down to channel Stieg Larsson' - BRAD THOR

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‘It may take you a while to sleep after you finish it’ Daily Express The most chilling and terrifying serial killer thriller of the year, from international bestseller Lars Kepler. Sweden’s most notorious serial killer.Jurek Walter was shot and killed years ago. The police moved on and managed to forget the darkness that had tainted their lives. Has come back from the dead.But now someone is leaving a trail of broken bodies across Sweden and the clues all point to Walter. Detective Joona Linna is convinced his worst nightmare is becoming a reality: the man who tore apart his family has returned to finish the job. He doesn’t just kill you. He buries your loved ones alive.When Joona’s partner is taken – and locked inside an underground coffin – he finds himself with an impossible choice: leave her to die or walk into the trap set by the only man he ever feared. ‘Wraps you in a cloak of darkness’ Daily Mail ‘A thrilling, terrifying, dark and disturbing read. Loved it’ Patricia Gibney, no.1 bestselling author of the Lottie Parker series

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Hi ha contractes que no pots trencar ni quan ets mort... Un nou i addictiu cas de Joona Linna, el protagonista de L?hipnotitzador.El cos de Carl Palmcrona, director general de l?ISP (Inspecció de Productes Estratègics), apareix penjat al seu luxós apartament del barri d?Östermalm, a Estocolm. A l?habitació no hi ha mobles: com ha pogut enfilar-se sense ajut? El mateix dia, en una embarcació a la deriva als afores de la ciutat, apareix el cadàver d?una dona. Té els pulmons plens d?aigua salabrosa, però no en té restes ni a la roba ni a cap altra part del cos. S?ha ofegat en una barca que encara sura? Només hi ha una persona capaç de resoldre aquests misteris: l?inspector Joona Linna.Alexander Ahndoril (Estocolm, 1967) i Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril (Helsingborg, 1966) van amagar-se sota el pseudònim Lars Kepler quan van escriure L?hipnotitzador, però l?èxit aclaparador de la seva primera novella conjunta va fer que es decidissin a sortir a la llum. Tots dos havien escrit abans diver

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New to Penguin Classics, the astonishing story of the Copernican Revolution, told through the words of the ground-breaking scientists who brought it aboutIn the late fifteenth century, it was believed that the earth stood motionless at the centre of a small, ordered cosmos. Just over two centuries later, everything had changed. Not only was the sun the centre of creation, but the entire practice of science had been revolutionised. This is the story of that astonishing transformation, told through the words of the astronomers and mathematicians at its heart. Bringing together excerpts from the works and letters of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, Newton and others for the first time, The Dawn of Modern Cosmology is the definitive record of one of the great turning points in human history.Edited with Translations, Notes and an Introduction by Aviva Rothman

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HE WILL TRAP YOU IN A WORLD OF TERROR The groundbreaking first novel in the bestselling Joona Linna thriller series. A TRAUMATISED WITNESSKarolinska Hospital, Stockholm. Detective Inspector Joona Linna is faced with a boy who witnessed the gruesome murder of his family. He’s suffered more than one hundred knife wounds and is comatose with shock. A DISGRACED DETECTIVELinna’s running out of time. The police do not want him on the case. The killer’s on the run and there are seemingly no clues. Desperate for information, Linna enlists specialist Dr Erik Maria Bark, a hypnotist who vowed never to practise again. A DEVASTATING CASEAs the hypnosis begins, a long and terrifying chain of events unfurls with reverberations far beyond Linna’s case. Perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo. Praise for Lars Kepler: ‘The thriller that’s taking Europe by storm…ferocious, visceral storytelling that wraps you in a cloak of darkness. It’s stunning.’ Daily Mail ‘One of the best – if not the best – Scandinavian crime thrillers I’ve read.’ Red ‘All the hallmarks of a classic… this is crime writing at its most devilishly involving.’ Marie Claire ‘A genuine chiller…commanding and deeply scarifying stuff.’ Independent ‘Riddled with irresistible, nail-biting suspense, this first-class Scandinavian thriller is one of the best I’ve ever read.’ Australian Women’s Weekly ‘A rollercoaster ride of a thriller full of striking twists.’ Mail on Sunday ‘An horrific and original read.’ The Sun ‘a sulphurous whiff of Hannibal Lecter.’ Financial Times

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Do werewolves stalk the streets of Brokeheart, Colorado? When drifter, gambler, and newspaper reporter Kepler settles for a job digging a grave in Brokeheart in July 1879, he finds himself at the center of a terrifying mystery. Was the victim who's final home Kepler dug merely a drunk who fell in the alley and was set upon by animals? And what of the rumor of a beautiful angel hovering over the body, her lips dripping with blood? When wealthy European hunter Nicolae and his niece, the alluring and sensual Landry, appear in town at the same time and offer Kepler a position overseeing the construction of a lodge in the mountains above Brokeheart, it's more money than penniless Kepler has imagined in his life. But he soon questions whether the cost of the work is worth its reward. As more mutilated bodies are discovered, will Kepler end the trail of death and destruction? For the people of Brokeheart and Kepler himself, it may already be too late.

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Three years ago, Saga Bauer received a postcard with a threatening text about a gun with nine white bullets - one of which is waiting for Detective Joona Linna. But time passed and the threat faded.Until now.A sack with a decomposed body is found tied to a tree in the forest. A milky white bullet casing is found at the murder scene. And soon the police are sent complicated riddles from the killer - a chance to stop further murders.Joona Linna and Saga Bauer must fight side by side to solve the puzzle and save each victim before it's too late. But the violent hunt becomes increasingly desperate. Maybe this serial killer is unstoppable. Maybe they're already caught in the web . . .

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A fascinating portrait of the Pythagorean tradition, including a substantial account of the Neo-Pythagorean revival, and ending with Johannes Kepler on the threshold of modernism.

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An insider’s account of the NASA mission that changed our understanding of planets, planetary systems, and the stars they orbitAre we alone in the universe? It’s a fundamental question for Earth-dwelling humankind. Are there other worlds like ours, out there somewhere? In Hidden in the Heavens, Jason Steffen, a former scientist on NASA’s Kepler mission, describes how that mission searched for planets orbiting Sun-like stars—especially Earth-like planets circulating in Earth-like orbits. What the Kepler space telescope found, Steffen reports, contradicted centuries of theoretical and observational work and transformed our understanding of planets, planetary systems, and the stars they orbit. Kepler discovered thousands of planets orbiting distant stars—a bewildering variety of celestial bodies, including rocky planets being vaporized by the intense heat of their host star; super-Earths and sub-Neptunes, with properties simultaneousl

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