The Manga Guide to the Universe

A Somewhat Complicated Explanation of Kepler’s Laws 73

for observing heavenly bodies, was a genius. In particular, his establishment of the scientific

methodology in use today—in which we mathematically analyze experimental results to con-

struct theories—is surely a worthy achievement for someone referred to as the father of

modern science.

What Has the Heliocentric Theory Taught Us?

It is generally accepted that the debate over the geocentric versus the heliocentric theory

finally ended in 1619, when Kepler’s Third Law was published (the first and second were

published in 1609). However, even today, many people do not seem to understand the tr ...