Johannes KeplerA brief chronology, extracted from the Preface by I. Bernard Cohen, and the Introduction by Eric J. Aiton, in (Duncan, 1981).1571 Born, 17 December, in Weil der Stadt 1589 University of Tuebingen, studied with Maestlin 1594 Became professor of mathematics at Graz 1595 Vision of his Solar System Model, 19 July 1596 Pub'd. Mysterium cosmographicum, including his Solar System Model 1609 Pub'd. Astronomia nova, incl. his First Law (elliptic orbits) and Second Law (equal areas) 1619 Pub'd. Harmonice mundi incl. his Third Law (period-distance relation) and his Music of the Spheres 1621 Pub'd. Mysterium cosmographicum, 2nd edn. 1630 Died Rev'd 04 jan 2002 by ralph abraham |