• The birth of mathematical physics : Kepler's proof of the planets' elliptical orbits from causal hypotheses 

      Tønnessen, Sigurd (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2012-06-07)
      Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was an iconographic scientist and one of the forefathers of the scientific revolution. His groundbreaking work on astronomy has been extensively used in the study of scientific progress. I have continued this tradition in this thesis, and have studied Kepler’s original work in order to understand his theory development. More specifically, I have studied Kepler’s analysis ...