Johannes Kepler (27 December 1571 – 15 November 1630) was a German mathematics teacher, astronomer, optician, natural philosopher, astrologer and Lutheran theologian.
Johannes Kepler | |
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Born | December 27, 1571 |
Died | November 15, 1630 Free Imperial City of Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire | (aged 58)
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | Tübinger Stift, University of Tübingen |
Known for | Kepler's laws of planetary motion Kepler conjecture Rudolphine Tables |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy, astrology, mathematics and natural philosophy |
Doctoral advisor | Michael Maestlin |
Influences | Nicolaus Copernicus Tycho Brahe |
Influenced | Sir Isaac Newton |
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He was Tycho Brahe's apprentice. Tycho Brahe looked at the way the planets moved in the sky. Johannes Kepler found a simple way to say how the planets move. Kepler also studied other things like Kepler's supernova.
A planet moves along a path called an orbit. Kepler used three laws to say what form the path has and how fast the planet moves
Kepler published the first two laws in 1609, and the third in 1619.
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