Johannes Kepler
German mathematician and astronomer (1571–1630)
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Videos Mentioning Johannes Kepler
Jed Buchwald: Isaac Newton and the Philosophy of Science | Lex Fridman Podcast #214
Lex Fridman
An astronomer whose laws of planetary motion were used by Newton in his work on the solar system, particularly in reverse-engineering techniques.
Max Tegmark: AI and Physics | Lex Fridman Podcast #155
Lex Fridman
His work in staring at Mars data for four years to discover elliptical orbits is compared to AI Feynman, which can do it automatically in an hour.
Konstantin Batygin: Planet 9 and the Edge of Our Solar System | Lex Fridman Podcast #201
Lex Fridman
His laws of planetary motion were a key motivation for Isaac Newton's development of calculus and shifted astronomical understanding towards mechanistic principles.
Alex Filippenko: Supernovae, Dark Energy, Aliens & the Expanding Universe | Lex Fridman Podcast #137
Lex Fridman
Astronomer who used Tycho Brahe's precise data to show that planetary orbits are elliptical, not perfectly circular as Copernicus had still assumed.
Books I’ve Loved — Maria Popova and Tyler Cowen | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
Astronomer and historical figure whose life is examined in Maria Popova's book 'Figuring'.
The Psychology of Astrology
Eternalised
German astronomer who wrote about the soul being marked by the stars at birth and sensitive to similar configurations.