Kepler's geometrical cosmology / J.V. Field.

Reprint. Originally published in 1988 by The Athlone Press.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Kepler is a key figure in the development of modern astronomy. His work is also important in the history of philosophy and methodology of science as a whole. The present study is concerned with one of Kepler's major preoccupations, namely his search for the geometrical plan according to which God created the Universe. The author discusses how Kepler's cosmological theories, which embrace music and astrology as well as astronomy, are related to his other work. The subject will be of great interest to historians of science, mathematicians and astronomers as well as to historians of the late Renaissance."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

List of Figures -- List of Tables -- General Notes -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Platonic Science -- 2. The Size of the Universe and the Status of the Sun -- 3. Mysterium Cosmographicum 1596 -- 4. Mysterium Cosmographicum 1621 -- 5. Harmonices Mundi Libri V -- 6. Conclusions -- Appendix 1: Diameters of Stars -- Appendix 2: Radii of Circumsphere and Insphere of the Cube -- Appendix 3: Radii of Circumcircles and Incircles of Regular Polygons -- Appendix 4: Kepler and the Rhombic Solids -- Notes -- Glossary Select Bibliography -- Index.

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