Publication details
Keplerovo proslavené Kosmografické mystérium
| Title in English | Kepler´s famous Cosmographic Mystery |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2024 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Československý časopis pro fyziku |
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| Web | https://ccf.fzu.cz |
| 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. |