Author: John Banville Year: 1981 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Award winners, Fiction, Historical fiction
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ISBNs: 9780679743705 0679743707 |
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Johannes Kepler, master mathematician and astronomer, developed his theories in 16th century pre-Renaissance Germany. His work laid the foundation on which his successors, notably Isaac Newton, built the modern picture of the universe, that held until Einstein.
The author shows us a Rabelaisian world...chaotic, muddled, and dirty. Kepler's famly mirrored this disorder, and he retreated into his own cerebrations for relief. Kepler took the theories of his time and stood them on their head. He extracted truth from superstition, and this story, in Banville's hands, is a triumph, heroic and exuberant."
This book is part of the "Revolutions Trilogy" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "The Newton Letter" First published in 1982 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Doctor Copernicus" First published in 1976 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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