Set against the backdrop of the witchcraft Trial of his mother, this lively biography of Johannes Kepler - \'the Protestant Galileo\' and 16th century mathematician and astronomer - reveals the surprisingly spiritual nature of the quest of early modern science.
Johannes Kepler, who discovered the three basic laws of planetary.
In the style of Dava Sobel\'s Galileo\'s Daughter , Connor\'s book brings to life the tidal forces of Reformation, Counter-Reformation, and social upheaval.
Set against the backdrop of the witchcraft Trial of his mother, this lively biography of Johannes Kepler - \'the Protestant Galileo\' and 16th century mathematician and astronomer - reveals the surprisingly spiritual nature of the quest of early modern science