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Keplerovo proslavené Kosmografické mystérium

Title in English Kepler´s famous Cosmographic Mystery
Authors

ŠTEFL Vladimír

Year of publication 2024
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Československý časopis pro fyziku
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Science

Citation
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Keywords Kepler;Cosmographic Mystery;solar system
Description Mysterium cosmographicum was the first attempt to explain the dimensions of the solar system. Kepler explain a scheme in which the five Platonic solids could be encared within spheres. This produced six layers, which in Kepler´s view corresponded to the six planets on the heliocentric scheme. He also worked out a preliminary formula connecting the size of each planet´s orb to how long each took to complete one orbit around the Sun. This work was the first erudite defence of the Copernican heliocentric worldview.

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