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Tycho and Kepler : the unlikely partnership that forever changed our understanding of the heavens / Kitty Ferguson

by Kitty Ferguson

This historical account examines the relationship between Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler. It details how Brahe's extensive astronomical observations enabled Kepler to formulate the laws of planetary motion, revolutionising the study of cosmology.

Accession 19059 ISBN 0802713904 Publisher Walker and Company
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