vii

Page

45-48

ib.

48

48, 49

49, 50

His theory of comets, that they move in
straight lines

Kepler, the first German who calculated
the tables of logarithms

Trial of Kepler's mother, and her con-
demnation to the torture

Invitation to Kepler to go to England
Rudolphine Tables finished and published
in 1627

36, 37
on

37

38

39

39

50,51

40

Death of Kepler in 1630, and situation'
of his family

Kepler's "Dream on Lunar Astronomy;"

40-42

a fanciful tale

monument in the Botanic Garden

43

53

54

Kepler's belief that the earth was an
animal
Extracts from his Astrological Absurdi-

ties

Parts supposed to be taken, by the several
planets, in the music of the spheres
Kepler's account of the causes of regula-
rity in the law of motion of the planets 44

at Ratisbon, described
List of his published works