Tuesday 8 October 2013

Johannes Kepler

Today I am going to write about the astronomer Johannes Kepler's history, and in my next three blog posts, I shall share information about his three laws.

Kepler was born on December 27th, 1571, in Weil der Stadt in Swabia. His grandfather, Sebald Kepler, was a  craftsman who served as mayor of the city. His other grandfather Melchior Guldenmann, ran an inn and was mayor of the nearby village of Eltingen.

His father, Heinrich Kepler, was a soldier who he did not like, and he also did not like his mother. Throughout his whole life Kepler had many illnesses.

Kepler lived with his grandparents until his parents shifted. Then he started studying in a Latin school and turned out to be a great mathematician. After that he followed astronomy and found his love for it. He also worked in the areas of astrology and optics.


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