Kepler's Platonic Solid Universe Model

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Johannes Kepler
published on 29 August 2023
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A diagram showing the idea of Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) that the planets of the universe were made up of Platonic solids set within each other. From Kepler's Mysterium Cosmographicum (1596)

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Kepler, J. (2023, August 29). Kepler's Platonic Solid Universe Model. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17841/keplers-platonic-solid-universe-model/

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Kepler, Johannes. "Kepler's Platonic Solid Universe Model." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 29, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17841/keplers-platonic-solid-universe-model/.

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Kepler, Johannes. "Kepler's Platonic Solid Universe Model." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 29 Aug 2023. Web. 27 Jul 2024.

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