Cool Facts About Kepler
Kepler was born on December 27, 1571, in the town of Weil der Stadt, Germany.
Kepler's mother was accused of witchcraft. He spent many years defending his mother's honor.
Kepler wrote a book called The Dream (1634), published after his death, that was considered an early work of science fiction. The book was an imaginative story of a voyage to the moon.
Kepler worked with Tycho Brahe, a Danish astronomer, who was famous for his planetary observations.
Kepler received a letter from Galileo thanking him for believing in his planetary discoveries.
Kepler became a Lutheran when he attended a Lutheran school that provided scholarships to young, unfortunate, intelligent boys.
Kepler came close to discovering the Law of Gravity.
Isaac Newton used Kepler's laws to discover the Law of Gravity.
Kepler was a teacher, but was thought to be a very bad teacher.