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Johannes Kepler (1571-1630)

Online biography from the MacTutor History of Mathematics archive at the School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, University of St Andrews, Scotland.
http://www-groups.dcs.stand.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Kepler.html
Kepler was the last scientific astrologer and first modern astronomer. He worked on geometry, calculus and orbital mechanics. There is an extensive set of materials describing the calculation of orbits available. Additional information on Kepler is found in the Rice Catalog of the Scientific Community in the 16th and 17th Centuries.

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