Reading Johannes Kepler's Mysterium Cosmographicum
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Johannes Kepler’s first major work is called Mysterium cosmographicum [The Secret of the Universe]. Two editions were published, the first in 1596, and the second in 1621, after he had derived his most important results. The English translation follows the second edition, and it is a fascinating read, because we get to read the 1596 text, along with the notes that Kepler added in 1621, which refer to major results, thoughts or amendments made over that period of 25 years, published in the following major astronomical works:
Reading Johannes Kepler's Mysterium Cosmographicum
Reading Johannes Kepler's Mysterium…
Reading Johannes Kepler's Mysterium Cosmographicum
Johannes Kepler’s first major work is called Mysterium cosmographicum [The Secret of the Universe]. Two editions were published, the first in 1596, and the second in 1621, after he had derived his most important results. The English translation follows the second edition, and it is a fascinating read, because we get to read the 1596 text, along with the notes that Kepler added in 1621, which refer to major results, thoughts or amendments made over that period of 25 years, published in the following major astronomical works: