{"product_id":"keplers-physical-astronomy-9780691036526","title":"Kepler's Physical Astronomy","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Hipparchus and Ptolemy in the ancient world, through Copernicus and Brahe in the sixteenth century, astronomers had used geometrical models to give a kinematic account of the movements of the sun, moon, and planets. Johannes Kepler revolutionized this most ancient of sciences by being the first to understand astronomy as a part of physics. By closely and clearly analyzing the texts of Kepler's great astronomical works, in particular the \u003ci\u003eAstronomia nova\u003c\/i\u003e of 1609, Bruce Stephenson demonstrates the importance of Kepler's physical principles--principles now known to be \"incorrect\"--in the creation of his first two laws of planetary motion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Stephenson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.27h x 6.08w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691036526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Stephenson\u003c\/b\u003e is a visiting scholar at the University of Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40087122051187,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":56.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_88b38362-d5fe-461f-9ecc-959c5fe23b33.jpg?v=1652538185","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/keplers-physical-astronomy-9780691036526","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}