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Author : James A. Connor
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 9780060522551
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (225 download)
Download or read book Kepler's Witch written by James A. Connor and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2004 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ulinka Rublack
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191056456
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Astronomer and the Witch written by Ulinka Rublack and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2015-10-22 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was one of the most admired astronomers who ever lived and a key figure in the scientific revolution. A defender of Copernicus ́s sun-centred universe, he famously discovered that planets move in ellipses, and defined the three laws of planetary motion. Perhaps less well known is that in 1615, when Kepler was at the height of his career, his widowed mother Katharina was accused of witchcraft. The proceedings led to a criminal trial that lasted six years, with Kepler conducting his mother's defence. In The Astronomer and the Witch, Ulinka Rublack pieces together the tale of this extraordinary episode in Kepler's life, one which takes us to the heart of his changing world. First and foremost an intense family drama, the story brings to life the world of a small Lutheran community in the centre of Europe at a time of deep religious and political turmoil - a century after the Reformation, and on the threshold of the Thirty Years' War. Kepler's defence of his mother also offers us a fascinating glimpse into the great astronomer's world view, on the cusp between Reformation and scientific revolution. While advancing rational explanations for the phenomena which his mother's accusers attributed to witchcraft, Kepler nevertheless did not call into question the existence of magic and witches. On the contrary, he clearly believed in them. And, as the story unfolds, it appears that there were moments when even Katharina's children wondered whether their mother really did have nothing to hide...
Author : James A. Connor
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061737429
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (617 download)
Download or read book Kepler's Witch written by James A. Connor and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A fascinating book, analyzing a pivotal time in western intellectual history.” — John Shelby Spong, author of A New Christianity for a New World “A detailed and fascinating account of the life and times of one of the great founding figures of modern science.” — John Polkinghorne, author of Belief in God in an Age of Science “James Connor narrates the compelling human drama behind significant scientific discoveries of the seventeenth century.” — Eve LaPlante, author of American Jezebel: The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans “Connor has illuminated the life - and thus also the work - of one of history’s greatest star-gazers.” — David Edmonds and John Eidinow, authors of Wittgenstein's Poker and Bobby Fischer Goes to War “Connor’s skillful narrative brings to life an extraordinary man who wanted to know the mind of God.” — Kenneth Silverman, Pulitzer-Prize winner and author of Lightning Man “Kepler has received less than his due from rationally-minded scholars. This luminous biography will help remedy that injustice.” — Booklist - Starred Review “His biographer depicts him brilliantly . . . healthy, purposeful, and illuminating.” — Kirkus Reviews “...a remarkably human portrait of Kepler. . . . [an] engaging narrative.” — Publishers Weekly “A compelling story of scientific discovery. . . crisply written, meticulously researched and highly recommended.” — Tucson Citizen “Fun to read...” — Los Angeles Times “No other Keplerian biography fleshes out so fully the background against which the astronomer worked.” — Christian Century “Connor delves into Kepler’s life in such a way that the scientist becomes a person of flesh and bone.” — National Catholic Reporter
Author : Oxford University Press
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199809569
Total Pages : 21 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)
Download or read book Johann Kepler: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide written by Oxford University Press and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of Islamic studies find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data sets, and blogs. Written by a leading international authority on the subject, the ebook provides bibliographic information supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult and editorial commentary to make it clear how the cited sources are interrelated related. This ebook is a static version of an article from Oxford Bibliographies Online: Renaissance and Reformation, a dynamic, continuously updated, online resource designed to provide authoritative guidance through scholarship and other materials relevant to the study of European history and culture between the 14th and 17th centuries. Oxford Bibliographies Online covers most subject disciplines within the social science and humanities, for more information visit www.oxfordbibliographies.com.
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Publisher : PediaPress
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Tycho Brahe written by and published by PediaPress. This book was released on with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Max Caspar
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486151751
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)
Download or read book Kepler written by Max Caspar and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-10-10 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Definitive biography covers Kepler's scientific accomplishments — laws of planetary motion, work with calculus, optics, more — plus public and personal life, more. Introduction and Notes by Owen Gingerich.
Author : Wolfgang Osterhage
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030468585
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)
Download or read book Johannes Kepler written by Wolfgang Osterhage and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the development of Kepler’s ideas along with his unsteady wanderings in a world dominated by religious turmoil. Johannes Kepler, like Galileo, was a supporter of the Copernican heliocentric world model. From an early stage, his principal objective was to discover “the world behind the world”, i.e. to identify the underlying order and the secrets that make the world function as it does: the hidden world harmony. Kepler was driven both by his religious belief and Greek mysticism, which he found in ancient mathematics. His urge to find a construct encompassing the harmony of every possible aspect of the world – including astronomy, geometry and music – is seen as a manifestation of a deep human desire to bring order to the apparent chaos surrounding our existence. This desire continues to this day as we search for a theory that will finally unify and harmonise the forces of nature.
Author : Dennis Vanden Auweele
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000064816
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Past and Present Political Theology written by Dennis Vanden Auweele and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-04-02 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book demonstrates how discussions of Political Theology have been a constant feature throughout philosophical modernity and that they continue to impact contemporary political debates. By tracing the historical roots and detailing the contemporary outworking of Political Theology in Europe, it contends that this growing field requires a broader "canon" in order for it to mature. Political Theology is shown here to be about the diversity of relationships between religious beliefs and political orientations. First engaging with historical debates, chapters re-examine the relationship between personal conviction and societal orientation on such topics as the will to believe, evil, individualism, the relationship between church and state, and the relationship between belief and natural science. The volume then establishes the relevance of these debates for the present day. As such, it invites engagement on the back and forth between religion and politics in a liberal democracy and a communist state, on how communitarianism relates to religious language, on the diversity of Christian and Jewish political theology, and the politics of toleration. By broadening out the field of Political Theology this book offers the reader a more nuanced understanding of its sustained influence on public life. As such it will be of interest to academics working in Political Theology, but also Theology, Philosophy and Political Science more generally.
Author : James R. Voelkel
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190287748
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Johannes Kepler written by James R. Voelkel and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-10-11 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) is remembered, along with Copernicus and Galileo, as one of the greatest Renaissance astronomers. A gifted analytical thinker, he made major contributions to physics, astronomy, and mathematics. Kepler was trained as a theologian, yet did not hesitate to challenge church doctrine and prevailing scientific beliefs by supporting the theory of a Sun-centered solar system. As Imperial Mathematician to the Holy Roman Emperor, he analyzed the precise observations of the heavens that his predecessor, the great astronomer Tycho Brahe, had recorded. The book follows the ingenious scientist along the difficult pathway from raw data to his monumental discovery--the three Laws of Planetary Motion. Kepler also made fundamental contributions to optical theory, including a correct description of the function of the eye and a new and improved telescope design. His unique Rudolfine Tables, universal calculations of planetary motion, were unprecedented in their accuracy. James Voelkel vividly describes these scientific achievements, providing enough background in astronomy and geometry so even beginners can follow Kepler's thinking and enjoy this book. Equally captivating is his account of Kepler's tumultuous life, plagued by misery, disease, war, and fervent religious persecution. Oxford Portraits in Science is an ongoing series of scientific biographies for young adults. Written by top scholars and writers, each biography examines the personality of its subject as well as the thought process leading to his or her discoveries. These illustrated biographies combine accessible technical information with compelling personal stories to portray the scientists whose work has shaped our understanding of the natural world.
Author : Johannes Kepler
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486432823
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (328 download)
Download or read book Kepler's Somnium written by Johannes Kepler and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both a scientific treatise on lunar astronomy and a science-fiction story about a voyage to the moon, Kepler's Somnium went unrecognized for centuries. This edition presents a full translation from the original Latin.
Author : Daniel E. Harmon
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1508174725
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Johannes Kepler written by Daniel E. Harmon and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johannes Kepler was just twenty-three years old when he became a teacher of mathematics and astronomy at the university in Graz, Austria, in 1594. For the next thirty-five years, his intensive research based on the theories of Nicolaus Copernicus resulted in astonishing new ideas on the physics of the solar system. Most important was his realization that the planets move in elliptical orbits. Kepler�s laws greatly influenced the later findings of Sir Isaac Newton and other famous scientists. Kepler is considered one of the most important thinkers of the Scientific Revolution.
Author : Kevin Cooney
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1300208880
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The Cosmic Mystery of Johannes Kepler written by Kevin Cooney and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kitty Ferguson
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 144816723X
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (481 download)
Download or read book Tycho and Kepler written by Kitty Ferguson and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-01-31 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extraordinary, unlikely tale of Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler and their enormous contribution to astronomy and understanding of the cosmos is one of the strangest stories in the history of science. Kepler was a poor, devoutly religious teacher with a genius for mathematics. Brahe was an arrogant, extravagant aristocrat who possessed the finest astronomical instruments and observations of the time, before the telescope. Both espoused theories that seem off-the-wall to modern minds, but their fateful meeting in Prague in 1600 was to change the future of science. Set in one of the most turbulent and colourful eras in European history, when medieval was giving way to modern, Tycho and Kepler is a double biography of these two remarkable men.
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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004437274
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)
Download or read book Kepler’s New Star (1604) written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By examining the pressing questions the supernova of 1604 prompted, Kepler’s New Star traces the enduring impact of Kepler and his star on the course of modern science.
Author : Daniel Ray
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0736977376
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (369 download)
Download or read book The Story of the Cosmos written by Daniel Ray and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe What do you see when you gaze at the night sky? Do you contemplate the stars as the random result of an evolutionary process? Or do you marvel over them as a testament of the Creator’s glory? Modern science has popularized a view of the cosmos that suggests there is no need for God and denies any evidence of His existence. But The Story of the Cosmos provides a different—and fascinating—perspective. It points to a God who makes Himself known in the wonder and beauty of His creation. This compilation from respected scholars and experts spans topics from “The Mathematical Creation and the Image of God” to “The Glorious Dance of Binary Stars” and “God’s Invisible Attributes—Black Holes.” Contributors include Dr. William Lane Craig, Dr. Guillermo Gonzalez, Dr. Melissa Cain Travis, and Dr. Michael Ward. Come, take a deeper look at the universe…and explore the traces of God’s glory in the latest discoveries of astronomy, science, literature, and art.
Author : Clifford Pickover
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780199792689
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (926 download)
Download or read book Archimedes to Hawking written by Clifford Pickover and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-04-16 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archimedes to Hawking takes the reader on a journey across the centuries as it explores the eponymous physical laws--from Archimedes' Law of Buoyancy and Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle and Hubble's Law of Cosmic Expansion--whose ramifications have profoundly altered our everyday lives and our understanding of the universe. Throughout this fascinating book, Clifford Pickover invites us to share in the amazing adventures of brilliant, quirky, and passionate people after whom these laws are named. These lawgivers turn out to be a fascinating, diverse, and sometimes eccentric group of people. Many were extremely versatile polymaths--human dynamos with a seemingly infinite supply of curiosity and energy and who worked in many different areas in science. Others had non-conventional educations and displayed their unusual talents from an early age. Some experienced resistance to their ideas, causing significant personal anguish. Pickover examines more than 40 great laws, providing brief and cogent introductions to the science behind the laws as well as engaging biographies of such scientists as Newton, Faraday, Ohm, Curie, and Planck. Throughout, he includes fascinating, little-known tidbits relating to the law or lawgiver, and he provides cross-references to other laws or equations mentioned in the book. For several entries, he includes simple numerical examples and solved problems so that readers can have a hands-on understanding of the application of the law. A sweeping survey of scientific discovery as well as an intriguing portrait gallery of some of the greatest minds in history, this superb volume will engage everyone interested in science and the physical world or in the dazzling creativity of these brilliant thinkers.
Author : William E. Burns
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313093822
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Witch Hunts in Europe and America written by William E. Burns and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-10-30 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From early sorcery trials of the 14th century—associated primarily with French and Papal courts—to the witch executions of the late 18th century, this book's entries cover witch-hunting in individual countries, major witch trials from Chelmsford, England, to Salem, Massachusetts, and significant individuals from famous witches to the devout persecutors. Entries such as the evil eye, familiars, and witch-finders cover specific aspects of the witch-hunting process, while entries on writers and modern interpretations provide insight into the current thinking on early modern witch hunts. From the wicked witch of children's stories to Halloween and present-day Wiccan groups, witches and witchcraft still fascinate observers of Western culture. Witches were believed to affect climatological catastrophes, put spells on their neighbors, and cavort with the devil. In early modern Europe and the Americas, witches and witch-hunting were an integral part of everyday life, touching major events such as the Reformation and the Scientific Revolution, as well as politics, law, medicine, and culture.
