The Discovery of Kepler's Laws: The Interaction of Science, Philosophy, and Religion

Author:   Job Kozhamthadam
Publisher:   University of Notre Dame Press
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9780268008680


Pages:   330
Publication Date:   31 January 1994
Format:   Hardback
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The Discovery of Kepler's Laws: The Interaction of Science, Philosophy, and Religion


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Johannes Kepler's discovery of the basic quantitative laws that describe planetary motion placed the heliocentric cosmology of Copernicus on a sound mathematic basis and proved the way for Newton's work in the next century. In this balanced, clearly written book, Job Kazhamthadam, S.J., examines for the first time the religious, philosophical, and empirical factors that informed Kepler's thought and works and made his discovery possible.

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Author:   Job Kozhamthadam
Publisher:   University of Notre Dame Press
Imprint:   University of Notre Dame Press
ISBN:  

9780268008680


ISBN 10:   026800868
Pages:   330
Publication Date:   31 January 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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"""...The bulk of the book is a detailed exposition of how Kepler arrived at the first and second laws. ...The connection among the roles of 'science, philosophy, and religion' is made to appear almost seamless. Kepler emerges as a creative and introspective person with a strong sense of his ability to ask the right questions and to solve them. This book belongs in every library."" —Choice"


.. .The bulk of the book is a detailed exposition of how Kepler arrived at the first and second laws. ...The connection among the roles of 'science, philosophy, and religion' is made to appear almost seamless. Kepler emerges as a creative and introspective person with a strong sense of his ability to ask the right questions and to solve them. This book belongs in every library. --Choice


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Job Kozhamthadam, S.J. is a Professor in Philosophy of Science, Cosmology, Hume, Science and Religion at Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune. For many years he was also a Visiting Assistant Professor of Science at Loyola University of Chicago. He has published many articles on the interaction between science and religion.

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