Kepler

KeplerA towering figure in intellectual history and one of the fathers of modern astronomy, the great mathematician Johannes Kepler (15711630) is best known for his discovery of the three laws of planetary motion, which paved the way for a dynamic explanation of the heavenly phenomena. At a time when the Ptolemaic view still prevailed in official circles, Kepler undertook to prove the truth of the Copernican world view and through exceptional perseverance

flourishing thereafter and reaching its zenith in the Ukiyo-e ("floating world") school of the 17th

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