{"product_id":"somnium-the-dream-posthumous-work-on-lunar-astronomy-paperback","title":"Somnium (\"The Dream\") by Johannes Kepler - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story that birthed the science fiction genre.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten around 1611 by the legendary astronomer Johannes Kepler, \u003cem\u003eSomnium\u003c\/em\u003e (Latin for \"The Dream\") is widely considered by visionaries like Carl Sagan and Isaac Asimov to be the first science-fiction novel ever created. In this groundbreaking work, Kepler imagines a perilous journey to the Moon, offering wild speculations about its alien inhabitants and how the cosmos would look from the lunar surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than just a fantastical tale, Kepler used this story as a clever allegory to champion the controversial idea that the Earth moves around the Sun. Though it is a brief 58 pages, it is a dense, deeply rewarding piece of 17th-century scientific history that bridges the gap between medieval mysticism and modern astronomy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduct Details:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Johannes Kepler\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 58\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\" x 5\" x 0.12\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"margin: 15px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"margin-top: 10px;\"\u003e🔭 From the Desk of Paul Bracken:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003cem\u003e\n    \"If you have ever watched Carl Sagan's 'Cosmos', you might remember his deep reverence for this specific book. Johannes Kepler didn't just help figure out the laws of planetary motion; he essentially invented the sci-fi genre to help people visualize a universe where the Earth wasn't the center of everything. It masquerades as a quick bedtime story with that large print and page count, but those 17th-century orbital mechanics get heavy fast! It is a brilliant, historically massive piece of literature packed into a very small booklet. A must-have for anyone fascinated by the history of astronomy.\"\n  \u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50554748240011,"sku":"SMNM-JHNNS-KPLR","price":14.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/7028\/6987\/files\/6120e6c96bf82d82a856d003b87440472bd5164de8c7a07575b85d90ab96dc02.jpg?v=1790471538","url":"https:\/\/bracken-observatory.com\/products\/somnium-the-dream-posthumous-work-on-lunar-astronomy-paperback","provider":"Bracken Observatory®","version":"1.0","type":"link"}