I know Ptolemy thought that the earth was in the center of the universe and that Copernicus thought that the sun was in the center of the universe but who thought that Kepler was in the center of the univere?
2007-02-22 14:05:19 · 7 answers · asked by Sami 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I don't believe anyone thought that Kepler was in the center of the Universe. Johannes Kepler was an astronomer who formulated The Laws of Planetary Motion and proved that planetary orbits were elliptical instead of circular.
2007-02-22 14:09:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Johannes Kepler, Mathematician/Astronomer
* Born: 27 December 1571
* Birthplace: Weil der Stadt, Württemberg
* Died: 15 November 1630
* Best Known As: The astronomer who explained planetary motion
Johannes Kepler supported the heliocentric theory by Nicolas Copernicus, defending it in his first major work, Mysterium Cosmographicum (1596). In 1601 Kepler became the imperial mathematician to Rudolf II (emperor of the Holy Roman Empire), succeeding Tycho Brahe. Using Brahe's data, between 1609 and 1619 Kepler developed his three laws of planetary motion in Astronomia Nova and Harmonices Mundi. Thanks in part to a telescope he received from Galileo (they knew each other through correspondence only), Kepler also advanced the science of optics. His achievements in astronomy and mathematics shaped our current understanding of the solar system.
2007-02-23 01:50:28 · answer #2 · answered by neumor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whos is to say where the center of the Universe is.
Kepler was a foreruner of Newton . It was on Keplers laws of planetary motion that caused Newton to discover the Universal gravity constant.
2007-02-22 14:33:45 · answer #3 · answered by goring 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kepler was responsible for forming the mathematical foundations that would support Copernicus's theory that the planets revolved around the sun. He also discovered that orbits were elliptical in the process.
2007-02-22 14:32:51 · answer #4 · answered by double_dip_34 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Johannes Kepler was a German astronomer,a student of Tycho Brahe.He used Brahe's observation to conclude that the orbits of the planets are elliptical and developed his Laws on Planetary Motion.
2007-02-22 14:50:20 · answer #5 · answered by starjammer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great answers! - he's also that weird guy they just killed of CSI Las Vegas...
2007-02-22 23:35:44 · answer #6 · answered by blahblah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/classes/109N/1995/lectures/kepler.html
2007-02-22 14:12:24 · answer #7 · answered by Scott B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋