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Gow, Mary

Johannes Kepler: Discovering the Laws of Planetary Motion

(4) 4-6 Great Minds of Science series. Carefully researched and documented, ten chapters follow Kepler's life including his indebtedness to his mentor Tycho Brahe, his discovery of the three laws of planetary motion, his Protestant loyalty, his two marriages, and his publication of the Rudolphine tables. Short sentences occasionally drag; scattered black-and-white photos and diagrams supplement the text. Activities, reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.

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