that the planets do not move in a circular motion but in a motion called ellipses. The astronomer’s name is Johannes Kepler. Kepler came up with three laws of planetary motion. He created formulas to explain how long it would take for the planets to make a full revolution around the sun. But before we delve into the laws let’s start with the background of Johannes Kepler. Johannes Kepler was born on December 27‚ 1571 in Württemberg‚ Germany. He lived in a time period where science and religion
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telescope as a concave telescope‚ because it has a lens with inward curving surfaces. Till 1611 Johannes Kepler switched the concave eyepiece to a convex eyepiece. This allowed the telescope to gain a much larger range of distance. (http://www.antiquetelescopes.org/history.html)It also allowed the projection of images on to a flat white screen. The only problem was that the images were upside down‚ Johannes Kepler added a third convex lens to make the images the right side way. Even though this
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antiquity‚ expressed in classics of literature‚ history‚ and moral philosophy (Anonymous C 2013). Two important people that contributed to advancements of the Renaissance are Leonardo da Vinci and Johannes Kepler. Da Vinci was known for his world famous paintings‚ yet he linked art and science together. Kepler was the discoverer of the three laws of planetary motion. Leonardo da Vinci linked art and science together by his arguably most famous drawing the Vitruvian Man‚ a standing naked man in both
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Tycho Brahe‚ and Johannes Kepler had both seen supernovas or explosion of an old stars‚ when they reported seeing very bright stars. The motions of the planets were complicated to understand than placing them. Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe‚ devised a geocentric model in which planets orbited the Sun‚ which in turn orbited the Earth‚ and he amassed a huge set of data on the planetary positions. Johannes Kepler used Brahe’s data to formulate Kepler’s laws of planetary motion. Kepler mathematically proved
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Not only was Brahe extremely defensive of being correct in his math equations‚ but also he was very secretive about his work and studies. Throughout his work with Kepler‚ he concealed much information‚ not allowing Kepler to steal any of his work. Although they worked together in discovering new astronomical discoveries‚ they hardly ever got along and constantly engaged in arguments. Furthermore‚ in Brahe’s observatory‚ he also constantly
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Ancient Babylonians were known for their scientific and mathematic achievements‚ such as heliocentric astronomy‚ planets orbited in circles‚ and base 60 counting. At the same time‚ Ancient Babylonians believed in magic and gods. In 14th century BCE‚ Code of Hammurabi‚ specified‚ “"If a man has put a spell upon another man and it is not justified‚ he upon whom the spell is laid shall go to the holy river; into the holy river shall he plunge. If the holy river overcome him and he is drowned‚ the
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scientific findings of one of the greatest scientists at the time‚ Galileo Galilei. With pressure from the clergy to publish work that corresponded to religious texts‚ he was forced to hold off many of his findings‚ as explained in his letter to Johannes Kepler. These worries stalled him from publishing his innovative discoveries‚ and therefore affected the rate at
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Absolutism is defined as being the acceptance of‚ or belief in absolute principles in political‚ philosophical‚ ethical‚ or theological matters. It can also be seen as a form of government in which the ruler at that time controls every aspect of politics and military in that country. During the 16th and 17th century absolutism was the reigning form of government. This could be seen mainly in France‚ Isfahan‚ and China. The Palace of Versailles in Paris France is one of the most well-known examples
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natural world‚ the Scientific Revolution was one of the greatest movements in history. Inspired by the ideas of the Renaissance‚ a beautiful rebirth of intellect that had arisen from the stagnation of the Middle Ages‚ brilliant scientists such as Johannes Kepler‚ Galileo Galilei‚ and Isaac Newton sought to escape‚ disprove‚ and replace traditional beliefs with new ideas about the universe and the mechanical laws that govern it. Using mathematical calculations and experiments to make amazing discoveries
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opposed Copernicus’ idea because it is against the Bible’s interpretation that the earth was the center of the universe. But despite the resistance to this idea‚ it laid the groundwork for future scientists and astronomers. Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler have contributed and built upon this heliocentric theory. For Galileo‚ his observations found some compelling evidence that supported the idea that the planets orbited the Sun. And one of his significant discoveries was the observation of the
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