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I am much occupied with the investigation of physical causes. My aim in this is to show… — Johannes Kepler

Letter

I am much occupied with the investigation of physical causes. My aim in this is to show that the celestial machine is not similar to a divine animated being, but similar to a clock.

In the original German

Mein Ziel ist es, zu zeigen, daB die himmlische Maschine nicht eine Art gottlichen Lebewesens ist, sondern gleichsam ein Uhrwerk.

Johannes Kepler
1605
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The laws of physicsThe universe
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1605The Renaissance
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Johannes Kepler
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Kepler, Johannes. Letter to Herwart von Hohenbury. 10 Feb. 1605.

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