Mysterium Cosmographicum
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Mysterium Cosmographicum is Johannes Kepler’s early astronomical treatise in which he proposes a geometric model of the solar system based on nested Platonic solids to explain the spacing of the planets.
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| instanceOf |
astronomical treatise
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book → scientific work → |
| aimedToExplain |
relative distances of planets from the Sun
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| associatedWith |
Keplerian cosmology
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| author |
Johannes Kepler
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| basedOnTheoryOf |
Nicolaus Copernicus
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| centralIdea |
planetary spacing explained by nested Platonic solids
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| contains |
diagrams of nested solids and spheres
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| cosmologicalSystem |
Sun-centered universe
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| countryOfPublication |
Holy Roman Empire
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| dedicatedTo |
Michael Maestlin
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| era |
late 16th century
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| field |
astronomy
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mathematics → natural philosophy → |
| followedBy |
Astronomia Nova
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| hasGenre |
astronomical literature
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scientific literature → |
| hasRevisedEditionByAuthor |
second edition with notes and corrections
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| historicalPeriod |
Scientific Revolution
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| includes |
geometrical arguments
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| influenced |
Johannes Kepler's later laws of planetary motion
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| influencedBy |
Platonic philosophy
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Pythagorean ideas of harmony → |
| notableFor |
first published defense of Copernican system by Kepler
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geometric model of planetary orbits → |
| originalTitle |
Mysterium Cosmographicum
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| originalTitleLanguage |
Latin
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| placeOfPublication |
Tübingen
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| planetaryCountConsidered |
six known planets
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| proposesModelOf |
solar system
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| publicationYear |
1596
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| secondEditionYear |
1621
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| status |
historically significant work in astronomy
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| subject |
cosmology
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geometry → heliocentric model → planetary orbits → solar system → |
| supports |
Copernican heliocentrism
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| translatedTitle |
The Cosmographic Mystery
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The Secret of the Universe → |
| usesConcept |
Platonic solids
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nested polyhedra → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Astronomia nova
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follows |
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Johannes Kepler
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notableWork |
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Mysterium Cosmographicum
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originalTitle |
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Harmonices Mundi
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relatedWork |