Johannes Kepler Quotes


Just as the eye was made to see colours, and the ear to hear sounds, so the human mind was made to understand, not whatever you please, but quantity.


Citations

Kepler, Johannes. Letter to Michael Maestlin. 19 Apr. 1597.

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Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler
  • Born: December 27, 1571
  • Died: November 15, 1630
  • Nationality: German
  • Profession: Scientist

Johannes Kepler was a German astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer. He is a key figure in the 17th-century scientific revolution, best known for his laws of planetary motion, and his books Astronomia nova, Harmonices Mundi, and Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae. These works also provided one of the foundations for Newton's theory of universal gravitation.