kepler's laws

"Our modern understanding of the heliocentric universe developed five hundred years ago. Since the time of Copernicus and Galileo, scientists have made major strides in understanding how gravity, stars, and planets interact. 'Gravity, Orbiting Objects, and Planetary Motion' explains how early ideas have given way to sophisticated, proven theories about the universe. The book aligns with Next Generation Science Standards and also presents a look at what is next in the cutting-edge field of astronomy"--Amazon.com.

Discusses the life and discoveries of astronomer Johannes Kepler.

Chronicles the lives of sixteenth-century Danish and German astronomers Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler and explains how Tycho's inaccurate findings actually helped Kepler develop the three Laws of Planetary Motion, on which modern cosmology is based.

A biography of Johannes Kepler, the seventeenth-century German astronomer and mathematician who formulated the three laws of planetary motion.

Examines the life and accomplishments of Johannes Kepler, the seventeenth-century astronomer responsible for discovering how the planets move in their orbits around the sun, and includes a time line, and a selection of primary source transcriptions and images.