{"product_id":"kepler-and-the-universe-by-david-k-love","title":"Kepler and the Universe by David K. Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA contemporary of Galileo and a forerunner of Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler was the man who figured out how the solar system actually moves.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis colorful, well-researched biography brings the man and his scientific discoveries to life, showing how his contributions were every bit as important as those of Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Science\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was Kepler who first advocated the concept of a physical force emanating from the sun that controls the motion of the planets—today we call this gravity. He also shattered the ancient belief in perfect circles, establishing that the orbits of the planets were \u003cstrong\u003eelliptical\u003c\/strong\u003e in shape. His three laws of planetary motion are still used by contemporary astronomers and space scientists today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Man Behind the Math\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author focuses not just on these momentous breakthroughs but also on Kepler's arduous life, punctuated by frequent tragedy and hardships. His first wife died young, and eight of his twelve children died in childhood. Yet, through poverty and religious persecution, he continued to look up and decode the mechanics of the heavens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy this belongs in your library:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Context:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bridges the gap between the observations of Tycho Brahe and the physics of Isaac Newton.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScientific Clarity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Explains the Three Laws of Planetary Motion in a way that shows just how revolutionary they were at the time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHuman Resilience:\u003c\/strong\u003e A moving portrait of a scientist who persevered through the Thirty Years' War and personal loss.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🔭 From the Desk of Paul Bracken:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Every time I align my telescope mount to track a planet, I'm relying on math that Kepler wrote down over 400 years ago. He is the giant upon whose shoulders Newton stood. This book gives him the credit he deserves.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"English \/ Paperback; 256 pages","offer_id":44487441973387,"sku":"9781633889477","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/7028\/6987\/files\/2814bf77a24a2e1a59535d6a01d6d908622eef2f83f5e28bfafce79eb78667c5.jpg?v=1763183432","url":"https:\/\/bracken-observatory.com\/products\/kepler-and-the-universe-by-david-k-love","provider":"Bracken Observatory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}