Johannes Kepler
Portrait, c. 1910, after 1620 original
Born27 December 1571
Free Imperial City of Weil der Stadt, Holy Roman Empire
Died15 November 1630 (aged 58)
Free Imperial City of Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire
EducationTübinger Stift, University of Tübingen (MA)1
Known for• Kepler’s laws of planetary motion
• Kepler conjecture
• Kepler’s equation
Rudolphine Tables
Scientific career
Fields• astronomy
• astrology
• mathematics
• natural philosophy
Doctoral advisorMichael Maestlin
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Footnotes

  1. Liscia, Daniel A. Di. “Johannes Kepler”. In Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. ISSN 1095-5054. OCLC 429049174.