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Main square of Weil der Stadt with the house where Johannes Kepler was born (house of his grandfather, then mayor of the town, in background) and statue of Emperor Karl V.
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Main square of Weil der Stadt with the house where Johannes Kepler was born...

Table with two of Johannes Kepler's letters: one to his wife, the other to Emperor Rudolf II. Globe, sundial, and hourglass.
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Table with two of Johannes Kepler's letters: one to his wife, the oth...

Table with astrological calendar made by Kepler and the Town Acts which record his expulsion from Graz during the Counter Reformation.
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Table with astrological calendar made by Kepler and the Town Acts which...

Terrace of Belvedere Castle used by Tycho de Brahe and Johannes Kepler for their astronomical observations Quadrant by Habermehl of Dresden and a small globe.
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Terrace of Belvedere Castle used by Tycho de Brahe and Johannes Kepler for...

Ceremonial hall of the Hradschin. On the table the first edition of Kepler's "Astronomia nova" which was dedicated to Emperor Rudolf II, whose portrait is on the wall in the background.
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Ceremonial hall of the Hradschin. On the table the first edition of Kepler's "A...

Sixteenth century telescope on the terrace of Johannes Kepler's house, near the Charles Bridge over the Moldau River, Prague. Background: the Hradschin.
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Sixteenth century telescope on the terrace of Johannes Kepler's house, near the...

Reproduction of the sky by night with movements of the Planets Mars, Venus, and Mercury. Johannes Kepler was the first to observe the elliptic motion of the spheres
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Reproduction of the sky by night with movements of the Planets Mars, Venus, an...

Hall of the Imperial Diet in Regensburg.In 1613 Kepler upon imperial order,asked the delegates to replace the Julian Calender with the Gregorian.The Protestant's refusal to adopt the new reckoning,left Germany with two different calendars for almost 100 years.
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Hall of the Imperial Diet in Regensburg.In 1613 Kepler upon imperial order,aske...

Johannes Kepler's study in Regensburg.
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Johannes Kepler's study in Regensburg.

Johannes Kepler's study in Regensburg.
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Johannes Kepler's study in Regensburg.

Manuscripts of Johannes Kepler's "Rudolphine Tables" and his "Dioptrice" on the printing press. Printing Press: Technisches Museum, Vienna Manuscripts: Vienna National Library
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Manuscripts of Johannes Kepler's "Rudolphine Tables" and his "Dioptrice" on t...

The only torture chamber that still exists intact. On August 15th 1620 Kepler's mother was accused of being a witch . He wrote several letters in her defense and finally saved her from the torture chamber by appealing to Emperor Matthias.
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The only torture chamber that still exists intact. On August 15th 1620 Kepler's...