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What was Johannes Kepler's primary occupation?
What was the main reason Kepler did not become a minister?
What was the relationship between Kepler and Tycho Brahe?
In what way was Kepler's family situation during his childhood?
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Which of the following best describes the Scientific Revolution during Kepler's lifetime?
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What did Johannes Kepler establish as a legitimate field of study?
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What were Kepler's Rudolphine Tables used for?
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Which law explains that planets will travel at different speeds around the Sun?
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What does Kepler's Third Law help determine about a planet?
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In the heliocentric model, what is said to be revolving around the Sun at different speeds?
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What was Kepler's role when he inherited Brahe's position under the service of the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?
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What was the most important aspect of astronomy in Kepler's time, rather than analyzing the heavens to gain a better understanding?
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What was the key difference between the geocentric model proposed by Ptolemy and the heliocentric model proposed by Copernicus?
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How did Kepler's work influence other scientists, such as Galileo and Isaac Newton?
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What was Kepler's most significant contribution to the field of astrophysics?
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