Johannes Kepler

Also known as John Kepler, John Keppler, Johanes Kepler, Kepler, Keppler, Johannes Keppler, Johann Kepler

German mathematician and astronomer (1571–1630)

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Johannes Kepler was born in 1571 and died in 1630. He is an author with works listed in various catalogs. Open Library records 250 works by him, including *Widerholter aussführlicher teutscher Bericht*, *Carteggio Inedito Di Ticone Brahe*, *Joannis Kepleri... supplementum chiliadis logarithmorum*, *Supplementum ephemeridum, ac tabularum secundorum mobilium*, and *The sidereal messenger of Galileo Galilei*. Other sources list five works in Crossref and 28 in Europeana.

Kepler is referenced by 1,239 other encyclopedia articles. He is associated with the Commons category and gallery for his name. Wikiquote attributes several statements to him, such as "Nature uses as little as possible of anything" and "There is a force in the earth which causes the moon to move." He also stated, "I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses."

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1571
Died: 1630
Works: 250

Top works

Widerholter aussführlicher teutscher Bericht
Carteggio Inedito Di Ticone Brahe
Joannis Kepleri... supplementum chiliadis logarithmorum
Supplementum ephemeridum, ac tabularum secundorum mobilium
The sidereal messenger of Galileo Galilei

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Group
Origin: Sweden

audiobookcollective pseudonymduohas german audiobooks

Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 25
Total plays: 169

Johannes Kepler (IPA: [ˈkʰɛplɐ]) (December 27, 1571 – November 15, 1630) was a German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer, and key figure in the 17th century scientific revolution. He is best known for his eponymous laws of planetary motion, codified by later astronomers based on his works Astronomia nova, Harmonices Mundi, and Epitome of Copernican Astronomy. They also provided one of the foundations for Isaac Newton's theory of universal gravitation. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Johannes+kepler">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis
· 2012 · cited 66,810x
SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,455x
The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 24,157x
Fast, scalable generation of high‐quality protein multiple sequence alignments using Clustal Omega
· 2011 · cited 14,493x
LINCS: A linear constraint solver for molecular simulations
· 1997 · cited 14,355x

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Quotes

“My goal is to show that the heavenly machine is not a kind of divine living being but similar to a clockwork insofar as all the manifold motions are taken care of by one single absolutely simple magnetic bodily force, as in a clockwork all motion is taken care of by a simple weight. And indeed I also show how this physical representation can be presented by calculation and geometrically.”
“Nature uses as little as possible of anything.”
“We do not ask for what useful purpose the birds do sing, for song is their pleasure since they were created for singing. Similarly, we ought not to ask why the human mind troubles to fathom the secrets of the heavens. The diversity of the phenomena of nature is so great and the treasures hidden in the heavens so rich precisely in order that the human mind shall never be lacking in fresh nourishment.”
“In Terra inest virtus, quae Lunam del.”
“There is a force in the earth which causes the moon to move.”
“I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses.”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Johannes
Gender: male
Citizenship: Holy Roman Empire
Place of birth: Weil der Stadt
Place of death: Regensburg
Mother: Katharina Kepler
Occupation: inventor
Educated at: Tübinger Stift
Employer: Linz
Languages spoken: German
Religion: Lutheranism
Notable work: Rudolphine Tables
Academic degree: Master of Arts
Doctoral advisor: Tycho Brahe
Field of work: mechanics
Image: Johannes Kepler by Hans von Aachen.jpg
Motto: “I have measured the heavens, now I measure the shadows of the earth. Heavenward strives the spirit, the shadow of the body rests here.”
Work location: Prague

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described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
topic's main category: Category:Johannes Kepler
Commons category: Johannes Kepler
date of birth: 1571-12-21
date of death: 1630-11-15
Commons Creator page: Johannes Kepler
Commons gallery: Johannes Kepler
birth name: Johannes Kepler
place of burial: Regensburg
member of: Accademia dei Lincei
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
name in native language: Johannes Kepler
sponsor: Albrecht von Wallenstein
influenced by: Nicolaus Copernicus
P6482: Johannes Kepler
topic has template: Template:Johannes Kepler
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics
archives at: Bavarian State Library

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Works in European collections

28 objects attributed to Johannes Kepler, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Joannis Kepleri ... Chilias logarithmorum ad totidem numeros rotundos, praemissa demonstratione legitima ortus logarithmorum eorumq usus ..

Ioannis Kepleri ... Dioptrice seu Demonstratio eorum quae visui & visibilibus propter conspicilla non ita pridem inventa accidunt Praemissae Epistolae Galilaei de iis, quae post editionem Nuncii siderii ope Perspicilli, nova & admiranda in coelo deprehensa sunt. Item Examen praefationis Ioannis Penae Galli in Optica Euclidis, de usu Optices in philosophia