Johannes Kepler was a German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer who is best known for his laws of planetary motion. His work provided one of the foundations for Isaac Newton's theory of universal gravitation.
Imagine Kepler as an architect designing blueprints (laws of planetary motion), which later serve as foundation for constructing a skyscraper (Newton's theory).
Laws of Planetary Motion: Three scientific laws describing how planets move around the Sun in elliptical orbits.
Astrology: The study that assumes and attempts to interpret influential effects on human beings' lives and Earth events by celestial bodies like stars or planets.
Universal Gravitation: Newton's law stating that every particle attracts every other particle with a force directly proportional to their masses.
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