— Johannes KeplerMysterium Cosmographicum (1596), Latin 'ubi materia, ibi geometria'; translation varies
Commentary
Kepler believed the physical world was structured by mathematical patterns. This conviction led him to search for geometric rules behind planetary orbits, which became his three laws of motion.
Commentary
Kepler believed the physical world was structured by mathematical patterns. This conviction led him to search for geometric rules behind planetary orbits, which became his three laws of motion.