Johannes Kepler, Kepler's Conversation with Galileo's Sidereal Messenger, translated by Edward Rosen (1965), p. 39.
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Given ships or sails adapted to the breezes of heaven, there will be those who will not shrink from even that vast expanse.
— Johannes Kepler on Space exploration
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About Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler (December 27 1571 – November 15 1630) was a German Lutheran mathematician, astronomer and astrologer, and a key figure in the 17th century astronomical revolution. He is best known for his laws of planetary motion, which provided one of the foundations of Isaac Newton's law of universal gravitation.
About Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler (December 27 1571 – November 15 1630) was a German Lutheran mathematician, astronomer and astrologer, and a key figure in the 17th century astronomical revolution. He is best known for his laws of planetary motion, which provided one of the foundations of Isaac Newton's law of universal gravitation.
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