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Johannes Kepler

Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) was a German astronomer and mathematician whose laws of planetary motion fundamentally reformed cosmology, replacing circular orbits with elliptical ones and establishing a dynamic, physical basis for the heavens. His major works, including Astronomia Nova and Harmonices Mundi , synthesized empirical data with metaphysical harmony, arguing that celestial mechanics expressed a divine geometric order. Kepler’s integration of rigorous observation with Neoplatonic and Pythagorean ideas profoundly influenced the scientific revolution and philosophical debates on causality, nature, and the music of the spheres.

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