Johannes Kepler

Question 1

In which way was he related to Galileo ?

Answer 1

1. He lived around the same time and also supported the HELIOCENTRIC MODEL
2. Both used to work as professors and had PROBLEMS with the CHURCH because of their work
3. Predicted that the sun rotates which Galileo also believed, but contrary to Galileo believed in ELLIPSES
4. Were more RIVALS than partners
   - -> Galileo refused to send him his telescope.
5. Never met

Question 2

Keplers life

Answer 2

1. German, born in 1571
2. Crippled hands + permanently impaired eyesight, but was intellectually strong
3. His herbalist mother inspired his interest in natural world and observations
4. Aimed to become a protestant minister in Maulbroon, then started studying theology at the University of Tübingen.
5. Because of his excellent mathematical understanding, he was taught the work of Nicolaus Copernicus.
   - -> believed in it
6. Kepler started working as a lecturer in astronomy and mathematician at the Protestant School in Austria