Johannes Kepler

A 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