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Johannes Kepler
Kepler
also: Kepler, Kepler János
Johannes Kepler (1571–1630), German astronomer who formulated the laws of planetary motion. Scenes 8 and 10 place Adam in Kepler's role in Prague around 1600, forced to manufacture horoscopes for Rudolf II's court while conducting genuine astronomical research — a symbol of the idealist compromised by the practical world.
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- The Tragedy of Man §8 Kepler / Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler (1571–1630), German astronomer who formulated the laws of planetary motion. Scenes 8 and 10 place Adam in Kepler's role in Prague around 1600, forced to manufacture horoscopes for Rudolf II's court while conducting genuine astronomical research — a symbol of the idealist compromised by the practical world.