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Dec 27, 1571
Kepler is Born
He was born in Weil der Stadt, Wurttemberg into a poor family. -
Nov 13, 1577
The Great Comet of 1577
Kepler witnessed The Great Comet at age 6 and it sparked his love for astronomy and contributed to many of his theories -
Kepler goes to college
Kepler got a scholarship to University of Tübingen. Kepler obtained his B.A. degree in 1588 and his M.A. degree in 1591 -
Becomes a Math Teacher
Kepler moves to Graz to become a mathematics teacher at The Protestant Seminary -
Publishes 'Mysterium Cosmographicum'
Kepler collaborated with Copernicus to write a book about looking for relations between planetary bodies -
Kepler gets married
Kepler marries Barbra Müller -
Appointed Imperial Mathematician
Kepler was appointed as the Imperial mathematician and advisor to Emperor Rudolf II -
Published 'Astronomiae Pars Optica'
He published his second book about the optical parts of astronomy -
Kepler discovers "Kepler's Supernova"
He witnessed a supernova that occurred in the Milky Way in the constellation Ophiuchus -
Created the first two Laws of Planetary Motion
The first two laws of planetary motion were based off of analyzations of Tycho Brahe. They are "The Law of Ellipses" and "The Law of Equal Areas" -
Published 'Astronmia Nova'
Kepler published 'Astronima Nova' which was one of his most famous books he wrote about his ten-year long investigation of the motion of Mars -
Married Susanne Reuttinger
Kepler married Suzanne Reuttinger after the death of his first wife -
Publishes 'Epitome of Copernican Astronomy'
Kepler published a 3 volume book about his laws of motion -
Creates the third Law of Planetary Motion
The third law states that the squares are the periods of any two planets is equal to the ratio of the cubes of their average distance from the sun. This is called "The Law of Harmonies" -
Published 'The Rudolphine Tables'
Kepler published a book that consisted of star catalogues and planetary tables that he had been recording for a period of time -
Kepler dies
Kepler passes away in Regensburg, Germany at age 58
