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Johannes Kepler. By: Orlando Casillas and Devin Williams Johannes Kepler found out about ellipses . Ellipses is a formation that the planets orbit in. He w as born in Weil Der Stadt in Swabia, in Southwest Germany. He was born on December 27, 1571 and died November, 15, 1630
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Johannes Kepler By: Orlando Casillas and Devin Williams Johannes Kepler found out about ellipses. Ellipses is a formation that the planets orbit in.
He was born in Weil Der Stadt in Swabia, in Southwest Germany. He was born on December 27, 1571 and died November, 15, 1630 • Kepler was a German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer and Kepler laws. Keplers was an intelligent man at his work. Kepler had two brothers and one sister and poor family life. He is most know for science. His residence was Germany. A key figure in the 17th century revolution, he is best know for his laws planetary motion. Keplers life
Mars was the first planet he found moving in ellipses • The planets orbit in ellipses • AstronomiaNova was the first book he published proving the planets move in ovals What Kepler accomplished
Kepler was forced to leave Graz because Protestants were forced to convert to Christianity • He also changed the world because before his time Galileo proved the earth was at the center of the universe, helping Galileo’s Theory. Impact on the world
Astronomia Nova this book helped his theory that the planets orbit in ellipses. • Epitome Astronomiae: published 1621 this was most influential work discussed all of heliocentric astronomy • Rudolphine Tables: were calculations using logarithms Kepler works on