The Discovery of Kepler's Laws: The Interaction of Science, Philosophy, and Religion

By S.J Job Kozhamthadam, Job Kozhamthadam, Ph.D. Job Kozhamthadam, S.J.

Johannes Kepler's discovery of the basic quantitative laws that describe planetary motion placed the heliocentric cosmology of Copernicus on a sound mathematic basis and proved the way for Newton's work in the next century. In this balanced, clearly written book, Job Kazhamthadam, S.J., examines for the first time the religious, philosophical, and empirical factors that informed Kepler's thought and works and made his discovery possible.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026800868X
• ISBN13: 9780268008680
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"