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L'oeil de Galilée
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ISBN10: 270962902X
ISBN13: 9782709629027
Publisher: Editions J.C. Lattes
Published: Aug 31 2019
Pages: 406
Weight: 1.18
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.51 Depth: 8.86
Language: French
ISBN13: 9782709629027
Publisher: Editions J.C. Lattes
Published: Aug 31 2019
Pages: 406
Weight: 1.18
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.51 Depth: 8.86
Language: French
October 1601. At the funeral of astronomer and mathematician Tycho Brahé, his successor, Johann Kepler grips the famous Euclid Cane that was bequeathed to him by Brahé. What everyone is unaware of is that the cane is hollow and that Kepler has hidden thousands of observations stolen from Tycho's money hungry heirs inside.
The English spy, Asquew, is very interested in getting a look at the information it contains as he is sure it will help her majesty Queen Elisabeth I's ships navigate the world's oceans. Kepler's preoccupations are, however, purely scientific: he wants to determine the planets orbits, particularly Mars, without using mathematical artifice. The three laws of Kepler that will revolutionise our vision of the universe are about to be discovered.
However, in Italy, Galileo has invented an astronomer's lens and discovers the satellites of Jupiter. Kepler had previously attempted to correspond with him but to no avail. Galileo feared any contact with the protestant Kepler would put him in danger of the Vatican and the Inquisition. In Prague, at last in possession of the famous astronomer's lens, Kepler can confirm the Italian's discoveries.
The English spy, Asquew, is very interested in getting a look at the information it contains as he is sure it will help her majesty Queen Elisabeth I's ships navigate the world's oceans. Kepler's preoccupations are, however, purely scientific: he wants to determine the planets orbits, particularly Mars, without using mathematical artifice. The three laws of Kepler that will revolutionise our vision of the universe are about to be discovered.
However, in Italy, Galileo has invented an astronomer's lens and discovers the satellites of Jupiter. Kepler had previously attempted to correspond with him but to no avail. Galileo feared any contact with the protestant Kepler would put him in danger of the Vatican and the Inquisition. In Prague, at last in possession of the famous astronomer's lens, Kepler can confirm the Italian's discoveries.
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