Great Achievements
1571-1630
Mikayla Grunin
Project for Physics 211 Fall 2016
Johannes
Kepler was born on December 27th, 1571
in Weil Der Stadt, Wurttemberg (now Germany).
Kepler was
an astronomer and mathematician
who gave life to the study of celestial mechanics
and
developed 3 revolutionary laws to describe
Planetary Motion.
Kepler
also
founded the science of optics, including the
studies of telescopes, magnification, and
reflection.
"When ships to sail the
void between the stars have been built, there will
step forth men to sail these ships."
-Johannes Kepler
Contents
Kepler’s First Law
of
Planetary Motion
Kepler’s Second Law
of
Planetary Motion
Kepler’s Third Law of
Planetary Motion