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Johannes Kepler : the order of things by Osterhage, Wolfgang

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Johann Kepler, 1571-1630; a tercentenary commemoration of his life and work by History of Science Society

Troubadour of the stars; the romantic life of Johannes Kepler by Saile, Olaf, 1901-

The watershed : a biography of Johannes Kepler by Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983

Scientific Revolution : Part 2 by Cerebellum Corporation

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The power of stars : how celestial observations have shaped civilization by Penprase, Bryan E.

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Kepler's witch : an astronomer's discovery of cosmic order amid religious war, political intrigue, and the heresy trial of his mother 1st ed. by Connor, James A.

Kepler's witch An astronomer's discovery of cosmic order amid religious war, political intrigue, and the heresy trial of his mother by Connor, James A.

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Lost science : astonishing tales of forgotten genius by Ferguson, Kitty

Contents: “…Mary the Jewess, lost in her own legend (c.1st-3rd centuries CE) ; Maria Sibylla Merian, wondrous transformations (1647-1717) ; Alfred Russel Wallace, the other Darwin (1823-1913) ; Lise Meitner, escape to obscurity (1878-1968) -- Part III: Forgotten firsts. Johannes Kepler, near-fatal fiction (c. 1590-1634) ; Milutin Milanković, astronomy on ice (1864-present) ; Barry Stermam, the elusive quality of stillness (late 1950s-present).…”

Comets : a chronological history of observation, science, myth, and folklore by Yeomans, Donald K.

Contents: “…The ephemeral comets of Johannes Kepler ; The devil's advocate : Galileo Galilei ; Early seventeenth century views on comets -- 4. …”
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On the shoulders of giants : the great works of physics and astronomy

Contents: “…Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543): His life and work; On the revolution of heavenly spheres -- Galileo Galilei (1564-1642): His life and work; Dialogues concerning two sciences -- Johannes Kepler (1571-1630): His life and work; Harmony of the world, Book 5 -- Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727): His life and work; Principia -- Albert Einstein (1879-1955): His life and work; Selections from The principle of relativity.…”
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The illustrated on the shoulders of giants : the great works of physics and astonomy

How James Watt invented the copier : forgotten inventions of our great scientists by Schils, René

Contents: “…Johannes Kepler -- Robert Hooke -- Edmond Halley -- Daniel Bernoulli -- Benjamin Franklin -- Joseph Priestly -- James Watt -- Edward Jenner -- John Dalton -- Thomas Young -- Justus von Liebig -- Charles Darwin -- William Thompson (Lord Kelvin) -- James Clerk Maxwell -- Alexander Graham Bell -- Hendrik Antoon Lorentz -- Svante Arrhenius -- Pierre Curie -- Walther Nernst -- Albert Einstein -- Harlow Shapley -- Erwin Schrödinger -- Enrico Fermi -- Rosalind Franklin -- George Gamow.…”
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Change and continuity in early modern cosmology by SpringerLink (Online service), Cosmological Continuity and the Conception of Modern Science

Contents: “…The Reality of Peurbach's Orbs: Cosmological Continuity in Fifteenth and Sixteenth Century Astronomy -- Continuity and Change in Cosmological Ideas in Spain Between the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries: The Impact of Celestial Novelties -- Cornelius Gemma and the New Star of 1572 -- Johannes Kepler and David Fabricius: Their Discussion on the Nova of 1604 -- Kepler's Copernican Campaign and the New Star of 1604 -- From Cosmos to Confession: Kepler and the Connection Between Astronomical and Religious Truth -- Johannes Phocylides Holwarda and the Interpretation of New Stars in the Dutch Republic -- Discovering Mira Ceti: Celestial Change and Cosmic Continuity.…”
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Multilevel business processes : modeling and data analysis by Schuetz, Christoph G.

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Phantom orbit A thriller by Ignatius, David

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Multibody system dynamics, robotics and control by SpringerLink (Online service), Workshop on Multibody System Dynamics, Robotics and Control

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What Is Out There? A History of Astronomy by BBC Worldwide Ltd, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase

Contents: “…A History of Astronomy (0:12) -- The Universe: Amazing and Wonderful (1:53) -- Forces of Change (1:34) -- Tycho Brahe: Innovative Astronomer (1:27) -- Earth at the Center (1:35) -- Antikythera Mechanism (2:43) -- The Problem with the Planets: The Perfect Circles Theory (2:03) -- Johannes Kepler: Astrologist and Astronomer to the Emperor (3:28) -- Elliptical Orbits: Kepler's Radical Idea (3:08) -- Enter Galileo Galilei (1:36) -- Galileo's Shopping List (2:56) -- Perfecting the Lenses (2:08) -- What Galileo Saw (2:58) -- Controversy Comes to Galileo (2:47) -- The Inquisition and Galileo (2:02)…”
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Phantom orbit A thriller Unabridged. by Ignatius, David

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The historical supernovae First edition. by Clark, David H., Stephenson, F. Richard (Francis Richard), 1941-

Contents: “…The New Star of Tycho BraheChapter 11. The New Star of Johannes Kepler; Chapter 12. Some thoughts on the Evolution of Supernova Remnants; References; Index.…”
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