Selections from Kepler's Astronomia Nova
| AUTHOR | Donahue, William H.; Kepler, Johannes |
| PUBLISHER | Green Lion Press (03/01/2005) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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Johannes Kepler wrote Astronomia Nova (1609) in a singleminded 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. Thus a good part of the book is given over to a nontechnical discussion of how planets can be made to move through space by physical forces. This is the theme of the readings in the present module. The selection includes Kepler's Introduction as well as a selection of chapters that develop the physics of planetary motion. In these ground-breaking chapters, the true Kepler emerges, not as a speculative mystic or a number-crunching drudge, but as a first-rate scientific thinker with a wonderfully engaging narrative style.
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ISBN-13:
9781888009286
ISBN-10:
1888009284
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
120
Carton Quantity:
74
Product Dimensions:
6.90 x 0.40 x 9.90 inches
Weight:
0.50 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents,
Glossary,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Science | History
Science | Space Science - Astronomy
Science | Physics - General
Dewey Decimal:
521.3
Library of Congress Control Number:
2004113309
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Johannes Kepler wrote Astronomia Nova (1609) in a singleminded 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. Thus a good part of the book is given over to a nontechnical discussion of how planets can be made to move through space by physical forces. This is the theme of the readings in the present module. The selection includes Kepler's Introduction as well as a selection of chapters that develop the physics of planetary motion. In these ground-breaking chapters, the true Kepler emerges, not as a speculative mystic or a number-crunching drudge, but as a first-rate scientific thinker with a wonderfully engaging narrative style.
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