Mathematician of the Day: Johannes Kepler

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Here are some fun fact about mathematician and astromnomer Johannes Kepler, taken from NASA:

Johannes Kepler was born about 1 PM on December 27, 1571, in Weil der Stadt, Württemberg, in the Holy Roman Empire of German Nationality.
He wrote the first published account wherein a scientist documents how he has coped with the multitude of imperfect data to forge a theory of surpassing accuracy when he was observing the orbit of Mars aka the scientific method!
He came up with calculations using logarithms, which he developed, and provided perpetual tables for calculating planetary positions for any past or future date.
He was the first to explain the principles of how a telescope works
He was the first to formulate eyeglass designing for nearsightedness and farsightedness
He was the first to explain that the tides are caused by the Moon
He coined the word "satellite" in his pamphlet Narratio de Observatis a se quatuor Iovis sattelitibus erronibus.

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