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TSoG.tv: Kepler
Johannes Kepler
(1571 - 1630)
About this Category
Videos tagged as "Kepler" focus on providing students of all ages with exposure to a wide variety of science and engineering skills. Content in this category generally assumes, at minimum, a high school level of mathematics and critical thinking proficiency; students of all ages exploring content in this category can expect a bit of a challenge.
Historical Significance
Johannes Kepler was a German astronomer and mathematician who deepened our understanding of the universe by modernizing Copernicus' heliocentric model. His work resolved several key discrepancies between the Copernican model and scientific observation by placing the planets in elliptical, rather than circular, orbits and mathematically describing their variations in orbital velocity. The framework of this model, which was later validated by Isaac Newton, is now known as Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion.