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Prodromus Dissertationum Mathematicarum Continens Mysterium Cosmographicum

work by Kepler

Also known as: “Mysterium Cosmographicum”

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history of astronomy

In astronomy: Kepler
Kepler’s first book, Mysterium cosmographicum (“Cosmographic Mystery,” 1596), was based on this idea. As a result of this book, Kepler received an invitation to work with Tycho Brahe, but nothing happened until 1600, when Tycho left his native Denmark and relocated to Prague under the patronage of the…
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