Johannes Kepler

The Kepler Telescope main instrument is a photometer. This instrument measures the brightness of stars within its field of view. Data is then gathered and analyzed to detect any variations or deviations of light which is caused by the transits of plants of host stars. These dips in light help in detecting planets in "Habitable Zones". Gliese-581g The planet Gliese 581g is one of six possible planets in the constellation Libra. This exoplanet was discovered in late September 2010. The main reason…

Isaac Newton Synopsis Sir Isaac Newton was an established physicist and mathematician. In addition to Physics and Mathematics, Newton also had studied Alchemy, Natural Philosophy, and Astronomy. Newton was influenced by many scientists such as Johannes Kepler and Nicolaus Copernicus. Newton was a highly respected scientist and had influenced people to become scientists like Albert Einstein, Edmond Halley, William Whiston, John Theophilus Desaguliers, and Thomas Bayes. Isaac Newton had made…

to a literal day. In How Old is Earth by Randy Moore, he points out that James Ussher shares the Young Earth creationism view with Martin Luther another important name in Christian theology and Johannes Kepler a famed German astronomer (Moore, 2008). Martin Luther ages the earth at 3961 BC and Johannes Kepler placed it at 3993 BC. James Ussher was made well known when he uttered the dates of November 10, 4004 BC the date when he thought Adam and Eve were driven out of paradise and Wednesday, May…

golden ratio. One such scientist was the polymath Leonardo Da Vinci, who was known to integrate the divine ratio into his paintings. Other great associations were inherently linked to the Phi. An example of this occurred between 1571 and 1630 when Johannes Kepler discovered the elliptical nature of the planets around the sun. Quasicrystals discovered by Dan Shechtman were one of the most modern applications of Phi that are still being used today. Discoveries in a multitude of fields are still…

In the beginnings of the creation of a model of our planetary system, Greek philosopher Aristotle stated that Earth could be found at the center of the universe, giving birth to an idea called "geocentrism" around 300 B.C. This belief consisted of planets orbiting Earth in perfectly circular paths called "epicycles". This worked for a while, but as more and more observations were done, the model started to fall apart, with a multitude of additional corrections changing the model until it was no…

Everyone at some point has dreamed of outer space, and usually at the forefront of those dreams is exploring distant alien planets in advanced starships and making new discoveries that change the way we think about the universe around us. You may think that this is something of a far off dream or pure science fiction but it’s not. Thanks to the discovery of the first exoplanet in 1995 scientists are doing just that every day.. They may not have starships and be zooming around the universe at…

This was thought of by Nicolaus Copernicus. During those times Galileo, Johannes Kepler, Nicolaus Copernicus and René Descartes built the foundation of a new science. Who were these scientists? Well, Galileo was the scientist who published “The Operations of the Geometrical and Military Compass,” “The Starry Messenger,” “Discourse on Bodies in Water” and “Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems,” Johannes Kepler was an astronomer who discovered the laws of planetary motion, Nicolaus…

and the Babylonians in 400 BC. The Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who developed the Heliocentric Theory, theorized that Mars was a planet sometime in 1500 AD. Moreover, NASA’s official Mars exploration web page states, “[In 1609 AD] Johannes Kepler [...] publishes Astronomia Nova, which contain[s] his first two laws of planetary motion. Kepler's first law assumes that Mars has an…

Based on teachings of Ancient Greeks and Romans, a system of beliefs was established and the Catholic Church had preserve acceptance. Scientific knowledge had experienced little change. During this time there was little scientific experimentation and many people did not get involved with science. Rather, students of the sciences simply believed alleged authorities and accepted their word as truth after reading their work. These scientific observers were confused to find that their conclusions…

knowledge and influence gained from ancient Greek texts gave a renewal of previous theories and also allowed for further research into both old and new theories. The Renaissance period had many great minds, including Rene Descartes, Francis Bacon, Johannes Kepler, Isaac Newton and Galileo Galilei, that had influences on psychology (Malone, 2009). Even hundreds of years later, the work of many of these philosophers is still being referenced and studied, showing the impact that the Renaissance had…