Kepler's Motive

Submitted by Peter L. Griffiths (United Kingdom), May 1, 2011 at 12:25

The European contribution to mathematics and astronomy was preeminent, nevertheless Kepler's contribution needs to be explained. The main motive for Kepler's discoveries was to adjust the recorded observations to take account of Copernicus's discovery that the Earth as the observation point was not stationary but orbited round the Sun. Better communication with European scholars could have improved the scientific achievements of other parts of the World.

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