Staré Mesto in Praha, Czech Republic — Capital City Region (Historical Capital of Bohemia)
Johannes Kepler
{Marker text in Czech:}
Johannes Kepler
v té dobé objevil první dva zákony
o pohybu planet kolem slunce
{The marker text, translated into English:}
Here from 1607-1612 lived Johannes Kepler, who during that time discovered the first two laws of planetary motion around the sun.
Erected 1971.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1607.
Location. 50° 5.16′ N, 14° 24.896′ E. Marker is in Praha. It is in Staré Mesto. Marker is on Karlova just east of Smetanovo Nábř, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Karlova 4, Praha 222 220, Czech Republic. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Church of St. Salvador (within shouting distance of this marker); Bohuslav Balbín (within shouting distance of this marker); Francis Skaryna (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Novotny Footbridge (about 120 meters away); Josef Mysliveček (about 150 meters away); Vojta Náprstek (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Birthplace of Jaroslav Heyrovský (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Franz Kafka (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Praha.
Also see . . .
1. The golden age of astronomy in Prague. " At the beginning of the17th century Prague became the astronomical centre of the world. This had been effected by the collaboration of the best observer Tycho Brahe and the best theoretician Johannes Kepler..." (Submitted on March 17, 2011.)
2. Johannes Kepler Lived in Prague. Prague City Line provides an overview of Kepler's stay in Prague: "...Johannes Kepler came to Prague as mathematician influenced by Copernicus’ theory and participated in Tycho Brahe’s group in the treatment of Brahe’s very precise measurements of Mars orbit....In the years 1600 – 1609, Kepler worked in Prague on his magnum opus – Astronomia Nova... and in the spring of 1609 Kepler’s tract was published.... The work comprised derivation and formulation of the first two laws of planetary motion in the Solar System....Kepler’s results completed the Copernicus’ revolution in astronomy, they made fundamentals of astronomy more precise and became starting point of a new development phase of human knowledge concerning whole range of disciplines, as well as the philosophical view of the world...." (Submitted on March 17, 2011.)
3. Astronomia Nova Wikipedia entry (retrieved 3/16/11). "The Astronomia nova is a book, published in 1609, that contains the results of the astronomer Johannes Kepler's ten-year long investigation of the motion of Mars. One of the greatest books on astronomy, the Astronomia nova provided strong arguments for heliocentrism and contributed valuable insight into the movement of the planets, including the first mention of their elliptical path and the change of their movement to the movement of free floating bodies as opposed to objects on rotating spheres. It is recognized as one of the most important works of the Scientific Revolution." (Submitted on March 17, 2011.)
Additional keywords. astronomy
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