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Keplers New Star (1604): Context and Controversy

By Patrick J. Boner

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
2020
ISBN
9004431632, 9789004431638
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6104628 bytes)
Series
Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy and Science
Edition
Illustrated
Pages
312\310
Time added
2021-12-30 22:29:07

Description

By examining the pressing questions the supernova of 1604 prompted, Keplers New Star traces the enduring impact of Kepler and his star on the course of modern science. Contents Figures Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1 Straight Paths and Evanescent Bodies: The Physics and Dynamics of Celestial Novelties in Kepler’s De stella nova Chapter 2 Of Mites and Men (and Stars): Kepler on the Question of Star Sizes in De stella nova Chapter 3 The Measure of the Universe in De stella nova Chapter 4 Celestial Novelty and the Science of the Stars: Kepler vs. Krabbe on Accuracy and Authority in Early Modern Germany Chapter 5 Stars, Crystals and Courts: Johannes Kepler and Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt Chapter 6 Kepler’s Astrological Play Chapter 7 The Nova of 1600 in Cygnus and the Christianization of the Constellations Chapter 8 Epicurean Astronomy? Atomistic and Corpuscular Stars in Kepler’s Century Chapter 9 The Correspondence of Clavius, Dal Monte, Magini and Other Italian Astronomers on the Nova of 1604 Chapter 10 The Scientific Legacy of Kepler’s ‘Stella Nova’ Bibliography Index of Persons Index of Places

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