[N]either this nor that supposition is worthy of the name o… - Johannes Kepler

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[N]either this nor that supposition is worthy of the name of an astronomical hypothesis, but rather that which is implied in both alike.

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Johannes Kepler (December 27 1571 – November 15 1630) was a German Lutheran mathematician, astronomer and astrologer, and a key figure in the 17th century astronomical revolution. He is best known for his laws of planetary motion, which provided one of the foundations of Isaac Newton's law of universal gravitation.

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Alternative Names: John Kepler • John Keppler • Johanes Kepler • Kepler • Keppler • Johannes Keppler • Johann Kepler

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We ought not to ask why the human mind troubles to fathom the secrets of the universe. The diversity of the phenomena of nature is so great, and the treasures hidden in the skies so rich, precisely in order that the human mind shall never be lacking in fresh nourishment.

I used to measure the heavens
Now the Earth's shadows I measure
My mind was in the heavens,
Now the shadow of my body rests here

The harnessing to a rational pursuit of the immense psychic energies derived from an irrational obsession seems to be another secret of genius, at least of genius of a certain type.

[N]either this nor that supposition is worthy of the name of an astronomical hypothesis, but rather that which is implied in both alike. - Johannes Kepler

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