Kepler's witch: an astronomer's discovery of cosmic order amid religious war, political intrigue, and the heresy trial of his mother

Abstract

An exploration of the life of the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century mathematician and astronomer who discovered the three basic laws of planetary motion focuses on the witchcraft trial of his mother and offers insight into the impact of the Reformation, Counter-Reformation, and other social upheavals on the modern world. Reprint. 15,000 first prin