{"product_id":"keplers-physical-astronomy-9780691036526","title":"Kepler's Physical Astronomy","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Bruce Stephenson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Astronomy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Hipparchus and Ptolemy in the ancient world, through Copernicus and Brahe in the sixteenth century, astronomers had used geometrical models to give a kinematic account of the movements of the sun, moon, and planets. Johannes Kepler revolutionized this most ancient of sciences by being the first to understand astronomy as a part of physics. By closely and clearly analyzing the texts of Kepler's great astronomical works, in particular the \u003ci\u003eAstronomia nova\u003c\/i\u003e of 1609, Bruce Stephenson demonstrates the importance of Kepler's physical principles--principles now known to be \"incorrect\"--in the creation of his first two laws of planetary motion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47614898733207,"sku":"9780691036526","price":7391.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780691036526.webp?v=1775097348","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/keplers-physical-astronomy-9780691036526","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}