Johannes Kepler Quotes

6 quotes from 6 authors

When charting modern astronomy, Kepler bridges medieval mysticism and precise planetary law. Six voices—philosophers, mathematicians, scientists—note his relentless curiosity, the move from Pythagoras to Newton, and how his laws still guide missions; check Astronomy History or Scientific Revolution pages for insight.

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“Though all Christians start a wedding invitation by solemnly declaring their marriage is due to special Divine arrangement, I, as a philosopher,…

Brian Christian

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“THE DANGEROUS VICE OF ASKING Which is worth more? Experience or doctrine? By dropping stones and pebbles, big balls and little balls,…

Eduardo Galeano

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Even Johannes Kepler, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Gregor Mendel, and Albert Einstein made serious mistakes. But the scientific enterprise arranges things so…

Carl Sagan

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“the treasures hidden in the heavens so rich, precisely in order that the human mind shall never be lacking in fresh nourishment.…

Scott E. Page

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“Contemporaries only know the authority figures and the loudmouths. And the people born into power. But it takes perspective to know who's…

Jack McDevitt

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“Some of the greatest mathematical minds of all ages, from Pythagoras and Euclid in ancient Greece, through the medieval Italian mathematician Leonardo…

Mario Livio

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