The astronomer and the witch : Johannes Kepler's fight for his mother / Ulinka Rublack.

Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was one of the most admired astronomers who ever lived and a key figure in the scientific revolution. A defender of Copernicuśs sun-centred universe, he famously discovered that planets move in ellipses, and defined the three laws of planetary motion. Perhaps less well k...

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Main Author: Rublack, Ulinka (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
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505 0 |a Cover ; The Astronomer and the Witch: Johannes Kepler's Fight for his Mother ; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents ; Timeline of Key Dates in Johannes Keplerś Life and Major Publications, 1571-1620; Graz; Prague; Linz; Note on Dates; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Maps; Prologue ; Introduction ; 1: Katharina's Life; 2: A Lutheran Court; 3: The Year of the Witches; 4: Kepler's Strategies; 5: A Family Responds; 6: Movements of the Soul; 7: The Trial Continues; 8: Other Witches; 9: Katharina's Imprisonment; 10: Kepler's Return; 11: The Defence; 12: The Trial Ends; 13: Kepler's Dream. 
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