Composition of Kepler's Astronomia nova
This is one of the most important studies in decades on Johannes Kepler, among the towering figures in the history of astronomy. Drawing extensively on Kepler''s correspondence and manuscripts, James Voelkel reveals that the strikingly unusual style of Kepler''s magnum opus, Astronomia nova (1609), has been traditionally misinterpreted. Kepler laid forth the first two of his three laws of planetar...
This is one of the most important studies in decades on Johannes Kepler, among the towering figures in the history of astronomy. Drawing extensively on Kepler''s correspondence and manuscripts, James Voelkel reveals that the strikingly unusual style of Kepler''s magnum opus, Astronomia nova (1609), has been traditionally misinterpreted. Kepler laid forth the first two of his three laws of planetar...
