Johannes Kepler was born on December 27, 1571 to Heinrich Kepler and Katharina Guldenmann in Stuttgart Germany. His family was believed to be very wealthy but by the time Kepler was born, the wealth in the family had declined drastically. Kepler’s father, Heinrich Kepler earned his living as a mercenary and left the family because as legend has it he was caught in the act of assassination when Johannes was only 5 years old.
However, in his early years, he developed an interest for mathematics and often impressed people with his mathematical skill. He was also introduced to astronomy from a very young age and his love for the subject stayed with him for the rest of his life. his poor vision and his crippled hands due to small-pox, left him at a disadvantage when it came to the observational portion of astronomy. In the year of 1589, after concluding
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This built Kepler’s reputation as a highly skilled astronomer. Kepler made slight modifications to his publications later and even used this works as a basis for his future projects. He released a second version of ‘Mysterium’ in 1621, improving and correcting the details from the first edition. Following the publication of ‘Mysterium’, Kepler became ambitious and decided to expand the range of his work. He planned four additional publications —the stationary aspects of the universe, the effect of the heavens on the earth, planetary motions and the physical nature of the astral objects. He even sent his proposals and works to many astronomers, whom he followed and idolized, to seek their approval. In one such pursuit, he befriended Tycho Brahe, with whom he discussed a wide range of astronomical and celestial