Astronomia nova
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Astronomia nova is Johannes Kepler’s groundbreaking 1609 astronomical treatise in which he first formulated two of his three laws of planetary motion, fundamentally reshaping early modern astronomy.
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| instanceOf |
astronomical treatise
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book ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rudolphine Tables
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Rudolphine period of astronomy
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| author | Johannes Kepler ⓘ |
| basedOnObservationsBy | Tycho Brahe ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 17th century ⓘ |
| contains |
Kepler’s laws of planetary motion
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Kepler's first law of planetary motion
Kepler’s laws of planetary motion ⓘ
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Kepler's second law of planetary motion
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| contribution |
introduced area law for planetary motion
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provided strong support for the Copernican heliocentric system ⓘ replaced circular orbits with elliptical orbits for planets ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
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Emperor Rudolf II
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| field |
astronomy
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celestial mechanics ⓘ |
| focusesOnOrbitOf | Mars ⓘ |
| follows | Mysterium Cosmographicum ⓘ |
| fullLatinTitleTranslation |
Astronomia nova
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New Astronomy, Based upon Causes, or Celestial Physics, Treated by Means of Commentaries on the Motions of the Star Mars
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| genre | scientific work ⓘ |
| hasApproximatePageCount | about 500 pages ⓘ |
| hasLatinTitle |
Astronomia nova
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Astronomia nova Aitiologetos
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| hasPart |
detailed analysis of Mars's orbit
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discussion of physical causes of planetary motion ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped reshape early modern astronomy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Isaac Newton
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Principia Mathematica ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | QB ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rigorous use of observational data in astronomy
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transition from geometric models to physical astronomy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| period | early modern period ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Prague ⓘ |
| precedes | Harmonices Mundi ⓘ |
| printingTechnology | early modern letterpress printing ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1609 ⓘ |
| publisher | Gotthard Vögelin ⓘ |
| subject |
Mars
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Mars (planet)
heliocentrism ⓘ planetary motion ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | New Astronomy ⓘ |
| workChronologyPosition | major middle work of Kepler's astronomical trilogy ⓘ |
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Astronomia Nova
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Astronomia Nova
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New Astronomy, Based upon Causes, or Celestial Physics, Treated by Means of Commentaries on the Motions of the Star Mars
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Astronomia nova Aitiologetos
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Astronomia Nova