Johannes Kepler

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Johannes Kepler was a pioneering 17th-century German astronomer and mathematician best known for formulating the three laws of planetary motion that laid crucial groundwork for classical mechanics.

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Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) 1

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instanceOf astrologer
astronomer
human
mathematician
natural philosopher
academicDegree Master of Arts
burialPlace Regensburg
causeOfDeath fever
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
dateOfBirth 1571-12-27
dateOfDeath 1630-11-15
educatedAt Tübinger Stift
University of Tübingen
employer Hofburg Palace, Vienna
surface form: Imperial court in Prague

Linz provincial government
University of Graz
ethnicGroup German
familyName Johannes Kepler self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kepler
fieldOfWork astrology
astronomy
mathematics
optics
givenName Johannes
hasAsteroidNamedAfter Johannes Kepler self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1134 Kepler
hasCraterNamedAfter Kepler (Martian crater)
Kepler (lunar crater)
hasOccupation author
teacher
hasSpacecraftNamedAfter Kepler space telescope
influenced Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
later classical mechanics
influencedBy Nicolaus Copernicus
Claudius Ptolemaeus
surface form: Ptolemy

Tycho Brahe
knownFor Kepler’s laws of planetary motion
surface form: Kepler's laws of planetary motion

improvements to the refracting telescope
support of heliocentrism
work in optics
languageOfWorkOrName German
Latin
movement Scientific Revolution
notableIdea area law of planetary motion
elliptical orbits of planets
harmonic law relating orbital period and semi-major axis
notableWork Astronomia nova
Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae
Harmonices Mundi
Mysterium Cosmographicum
Rudolphine Tables
placeOfBirth Duchy of Württemberg
Weil der Stadt
placeOfDeath Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire
surface form: Free Imperial City of Regensburg

Regensburg
positionHeld Imperial Mathematician
district mathematician in Linz
teacher of mathematics in Graz
religion Lutheranism
sexOrGender male
spouse Barbara Müller
Susanna Reuttinger
workLocation Graz
Linz
Prague
Sagan

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Isaac Newton influencedBy Johannes Kepler
Scientific Revolution hasParticipant Johannes Kepler
Galileo Galilei influenced Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler familyName Johannes Kepler self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kepler
Johannes Kepler hasAsteroidNamedAfter Johannes Kepler self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 1134 Kepler
Nicolaus Copernicus influenced Johannes Kepler
Tycho Brahe influenced Johannes Kepler
Tycho Brahe studentOrAssistant Johannes Kepler
Tycho Brahe astronomicalDataUsedBy Johannes Kepler
Universitas Carolina hasNotableAlumnus Johannes Kepler
Archimedes influenced Johannes Kepler
Barbara Müller spouse Johannes Kepler
Barbara Müller spouse Johannes Kepler
this entity surface form: Johannes Kepler (1571–1630)
Susanna Reuttinger spouse Johannes Kepler
Susanna Reuttinger spouseName Johannes Kepler
Astronomia nova author Johannes Kepler
Sagan notableResident Johannes Kepler
Sagan associatedWith Johannes Kepler
Kepler (lunar crater) namedAfter Johannes Kepler
Kepler (lunar crater) eponym Johannes Kepler
Harmonices Mundi author Johannes Kepler
Kepler space telescope namedAfter Johannes Kepler
Kepler (Martian crater) namedAfter Johannes Kepler
Kepler (Martian crater) hasEponym Johannes Kepler
Weil der Stadt hasNotablePerson Johannes Kepler
Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae author Johannes Kepler
Mysterium Cosmographicum author Johannes Kepler
Rudolphine Tables compiledBy Johannes Kepler
Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) influenced Johannes Kepler
subject surface form: Ibn al-Haytham
Book II hasInfluenced Johannes Kepler
subject surface form: Book II (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium)
Copernican system influenced Johannes Kepler
John Napier influenced Johannes Kepler
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor patronOf Johannes Kepler
Keplerian orbital elements namedAfter Johannes Kepler
Euclid's Elements notableEditor Johannes Kepler
Kepler–Poinsot polyhedra wereStudiedBy Johannes Kepler
Wilhelm Schickard notableStudent Johannes Kepler
Wilhelm Schickard correspondedWith Johannes Kepler
Johann Schreck collaboratedWith Johannes Kepler
Al-Battani influenced Johannes Kepler
New Astronomy author Johannes Kepler
Kepler namedAfter Johannes Kepler
subject surface form: Kepler (lunar crater)
Kepler hasEponym Johannes Kepler
subject surface form: Kepler (lunar crater)
The Cosmographic Mystery author Johannes Kepler
The Secret of the Universe author Johannes Kepler