{"product_id":"keplers-physical-astronomy-bruce-stephenson-9780691036526","title":"Kepler's Physical Astronomy","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Stephenson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691036527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691036526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.27h x 6.08w x 0.67d","brand":"Bruce Stephenson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48013777436927,"sku":"9780691036526","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_65e0cf88-29c4-495a-9635-755b4a53ee23.jpg?v=1767744706","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/keplers-physical-astronomy-bruce-stephenson-9780691036526","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}