Kepler's witch : an astronomer's discovery of cosmic order amid religious war, political intrigue, and the heresy trial of his mother

Kepler's witch : an astronomer's discovery of cosmic order amid religious war, political intrigue, and the heresy trial of his mother /

This largely untold story of the "Protestant Galileo," Johannes Kepler, vividly brings to life the tidal forces of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, revealing Kepler's neglected role as a hero of conscience. The doorway into Kepler's life and times begins with the sensatio...

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Main Author: Connor, James A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, ©2004.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Kepler, Johannes, > 1571-1630.
Keplerin, Katharina, > 1547-1622 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Keplerin, Katharina, > 1547-1622.
Kepler, Johannes > 1571-1630.
Kepler, Katharina > 1547-1622
Kepler, Johannes.
BMBF-Statusseminar
1600-1699
Astronomers > Germany > Biography.
Trials (Witchcraft) > Germany > Baden-Württemberg > History > 17th century.
Astronomes > Allemagne > Biographies.
Procès (Sorcellerie) > Allemagne > Bade-Wurtemberg > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Astronomers.
Trials.
Trials (Witchcraft)
Dreißigjähriger Krieg.
Hexenprozess
Sterrenkundigen.
Astronomers > Biography.
Germany.
Germany > Baden-Württemberg.
Biography
Biographie.
Biographies.
History.

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