Kepler's Witch An Astronomer's Discovery of Cosmic Order amid Religious War, Political Intrigue, and the Heresy Trial of His Mother

Name: Kepler's Witch An Astronomer's Discovery of Cosmic Order amid Religious War, Political Intrigue, and the Heresy Trial of His Mother
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Authors: James A. Connor

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Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) confirmed the Copernican universe, calculated the true shape of the solar system, discovered the three basic laws of planetary motion, and laid the foundation for Newton's physics. He was also a faithful son, good citizen, and devout Christian, with a strong desire to find harmony not only in the heavens above, but also in the lives of people here on earth. James A. Connor's unforgettable story vividly brings to life the tidal forces of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, submerging us into these turbulent times while illuminating Kepler, the man of science, vision, and uncommon faith.

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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 5/10/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.04" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

He lives in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania with his wife, two border collies, and two stray cats. He is currently teaching English at Kean University in Union, New Jersey. For eighteen years, he was a Catholic priest and a member of the Jesuit Order, where he served as a teacher, worked in parishes, and ministered to Native peoples---notably the Shuswap, Nez Perce, Moses Lake, and Navajo. A winner of the Iowa Journal of Literary Studies Essay Award, he has published in Traditional Home Magazine, The Iowa Review, and has a collection of short stories entitled GOD'S BREATH AND OTHER STORIES.



Foreword


With Thanks


Introduction: So Why Kepler?


Letter from Kepler to the Senate of Leonberg, January 1, 1616



With Unspeakable Sadness


Testimony of Donatus Gultlinger, Citizen of Leonberg, Given to Luther Einhorn, Magistrate of Leonberg, 1620


Testimony of Benedict Beutelsbacher, German Schoolmaster of Leonberg, 1620



Appeired a Terrible Comet


Kepler's Horoscope for Himself, November 1597



Born with a Destiny


From Kepler's Astronomia Nova, 1609



Taken by a Forceful Passion


Letter from Kepler to the Theology Faculty at Tubingen, February 28, 1594



In Many Respects So Honorable


Letter from Kepler to Michael Mastlin, February 10, 1597



Married under Pernicious Skies


Letter from Kepler to Michael Mastlin, June 11, 1598


Letter from Kepler to Herwart von Hohenberg, December 9, 1598



An Archimedean Calculation of Motion


From Kepler's Eulogy on the Death of Tycho Brahe, October 24, 1601



When in Heaven the Flock of Secret Movers


Letters from Kepler to Johann Georg Brengger, October 4, 1607; November 30, 1607



Living Creatures on the Stars


Letter from Kepler to Tobias Scultetus, April 13, 1612



Who with Tender Fragrance


Letter from Kepler to an Unknown Nobleman October 23, 1613


From Kepler's Journal, 1614



To Quiet the Gossip


Letter from Luther Einhorn, Magistrate of Leonberg, to the Duke of Wurttemberg, October 22, 1616



If One Practices the Fiend's Trade


Letter from Kepler to Herzog Johann Friedrich von Wurttemberg, November 1620



With Present Maladies of Body and Soul


From Kepler's Harmonice Mundi, Book V, 1619



To Examine the Secrets of Nature


Letter from Kepler to Johann Matthias Bernegger, February 15, 1621


From Kepler's Journal, 1623



My Duty under Danger


Notes


Kepler Time Line


Source Readings


Index