Quick Facts About Johannes Kepler
- Born
- December 27, 1571
- Died
- November 15, 1630
- Nationality
- Duchy of Württemberg
- Profession
- Naturalist
- Notable works
- Gesammelte Werke
- Known for
- De Cometis Libelli Tres, Rudolphine Tables, Astronomia nova, Harmonices Mundi, Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae
- Spouse
- Barbara Müller
About Johannes Kepler
Kepler was also an astrologer, natural philosopher and music theorist. He wrote the books Astronomia nova, Harmonice Mundi and Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae. He is considered a founder of modern astronomy, the scientific method and modern science, and has been called the “father of science fiction” for his novel Somnium.
![“I am much occupied with the investigation of the physical causes [of motions in the Solar System]. My aim in this is to show that the celestial machine is to be likened not to a divine organism but rather to a clockwork ... insofar as nearly all the manifold movements are carried out by means of a…” quote by Johannes Kepler](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/452/johannes-kepler-4278_aim_i-am-much-occupied-with-the-investigatio_1011205.jpg)
![“So, Fabricius, I already have this: that the most true path of the planet [Mars] is an ellipse, which Dürer also calls an oval, or certainly so close to an ellipse that the difference is insensible.” quote by Johannes Kepler](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/a6b/johannes-kepler-4278_differences_so-fabricius-i-already-have-this-that-th_311054.png)
![“I used to measure the skies, now I measure the shadows of Earth. Although my mind was sky-bound, the shadow of my body lies here. [ Epitaph he composed for himself a few months before he died ]” quote by Johannes Kepler](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/4cb/johannes-kepler-4278_earth_i-used-to-measure-the-skies-now-i-measur_2088095.jpg)
![“It is a right, yes a duty, to search in cautious manner for the numbers, sizes, and weights, the norms for everything [God] has created. For He himself has let man take part in the knowledge of these things ... For these secrets are not of the kind whose research should be forbidden; rather they…” quote by Johannes Kepler](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/fde/johannes-kepler-4278_cautious_it-is-a-right-yes-a-duty-to-search-in-ca_1590640.jpg)
