Johannes Kepler

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Born	December 27, 1571 • Holy Roman Empire
Died	November 15, 1630 (aged 58) • Regensburg • Germany
Notable Works	“Astronomia Nova” • “Concerning the More Certain Fundamentals of Astrology” • “De Stella Nova” • “Epitome of Copernican Astronomy” • “Harmonies of the World” • “Prodromus Dissertationum Mathematicarum Continens Mysterium Cosmographicum”
Subjects Of Study	Kepler’s Nova • Copernican system • Kepler’s laws of planetary motion • atmospheric refraction • planet • Solar System • space motion • vision • volume
Role In	Scientific Revolution

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