Watergraafsmeer in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Kepler

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 17, 2025

1. Kepler Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was een Duitse astronoom, astroloog en wis- en natuurkundige. Hij werd vooral bekend door zijn studie van de hemelmechanica. Ook was hij ijverig voorvechter van het heliocentrische wereldbeeld, waarin de zon in het centrum van het zonnestelsel staat en de planeten om de zon bewegen.

(Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was a German astronomer, astrologer, mathematician and physicist. He is best known for his study of celestial mechanics. He was also a zealous advocate of the heliocentric worldview, in which the sun is at the center of the solar system and the planets move around the sun.)

Erected by Geef Straten Een Gezicht.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht, and the Scientists (GSEG) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is December 27, 1571.

Location. 52° 21.308′ N, 4° 56.283′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Watergraafsmeer. It is at the intersection of Johann Keplerstraat and Copernicusstraat, on the right

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when traveling north on Johann Keplerstraat. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Johann Keplerstraat 37HS, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1098 HJ, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Benelux Low Countries,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Copernicus (within shouting distance of this marker); Herschel (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Archimedes (about 120 meters away); Laplace (about 150 meters away); Isaac Newton (about 150 meters away); Gallileï / Galileo (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Linnaeus (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Linnaeushof (court) (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.

Also see . . . Johannes Kepler (Wikipedia). Overview:

Johannes Kepler (27 December 1571 – 15 November 1630) was a German astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, natural philosopher and writer on music.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 17, 2025

2. Kepler Marker - wide view
He is a key figure in the 17th-century Scientific Revolution, best known for his laws of planetary motion, and his books Astronomia nova Harmonice Mundi, and Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae, influencing among others Isaac Newton, providing one of the foundations for his theory of universal gravitation. The variety and impact of his work made Kepler one of the founders and fathers of modern astronomy, the scientific method, natural and modern science. He has been described as the "father of science fiction" for his novel Somnium..

(Submitted on April 4, 2025.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 105 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.