Kepler's Philosophy and the New Astronomy

Kepler's Philosophy and the New Astronomy
ISBN-10
0691050694
ISBN-13
9780691050690
Category
Science
Pages
201
Language
English
Published
2000-10-29
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Author
Rhonda Martens

Description

Here, Rhonda Martens offers the first extended study of Kepler's philosophical views and shows how those views helped him construct and justify the new astronomy.".

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