One of the most important books in the history of science, Kepler's long-overlooked Somnium made a significant contribution to the study of astronomy. Its unique twofold nature--combining a serious scientific treatise on lunar astronomy with a fictional narrative about a trip to the moon--puzzled seventeenth-century readers as well as succeeding generations, and the work lapsed into obscurity. This excellent English translation of the Somnium (originally written in Latin) offers plentiful notes to assist in following Kepler's thought, along with an introduction that traces the work's history and significance. This edition reconstructs the Somnium's checkered history in complete and fascinating detail, with scholarly commentary and extensive appendixes.
Author(s): Johannes Kepler, Edward Rosen
Publisher: The University of Wisconsin Press
Year: 1967
Language: English
Commentary: e-ink optimized
Pages: 255
City: Madison, Milwaukee, and London
Tags: keplerssomniumdr0000kepl;astronomy
Titlepage
Imprint
Preface
Abbreviations of Works Cited Frequently
Contents
List of Illustrations
Introduction
The Dream
Kepler’s Notes on the Dream
Kepler’s Geographical Appendix to the Dream
Kepler’s Notes on the Geographical Appendix
Appendixes — Bibliography — Index
Appendix A Jacob Bartsch
Appendix B Ludwig Kepler
Appendix C Kepler's Lunar Dissertation of 1593
Appendix D Kepler's Translation of Plutarch's Moon
Appendix E Kepler and Donne
Appendix F Kepler's Legendary Account of Aristotle's Death
Appendix G Oddur Einarsson, Bishop in Iceland
Appendix H Kepler's Concept of Gravity
Appendix I Kepler's Concept of Inertia
Appendix J The Cold of Quivira
Appendix K David Fabricius
Appendix L Paul Guldin
Appendix M The People of Lucumoria
Bibliography
Index
