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Katharina Kepler (née: Guldenmann; 8 November 1547 – 13 April 1622) was a woman from Leonberg, Württemberg, who was the mother of the famous astronomer Johannes Kepler. She was accused of witchcraft in 1615, but was defended by her son and released.
13 feb 2021 · Quando Keplero era all’apice della sua carriera scientifica, Katharina Kepler fu accusata di stregoneria ed è per questo che nell’immaginario comune di molti testi della cultura anglo-americana la madre di Keplero veniva descritta come una vecchia difficile, bizzarra e mezza pazza. Ma qual è la vera storia?
New book reconstructs the extraordinary story of Katharina Kepler, whose celebrated astronomer son abandoned his work to fight her case - and beat the 17th century witch hunters. Alison Flood....
Kepler worked under Tycho Brahe in 1600 before becoming Imperial Mathematician. Kepler's mother, Katharina Kepler, would be arrested on charges of being a witch. Kepler fought for five years to free her. After her death, Kepler wrote extensive notes to explain his narrative. The book was published posthumously in 1634 by his son ...
28 dic 2015 · The accusation of Katharina Kepler tore the family apart: Christoph, another of her sons, withdrew his support completely as the case went to trial. Katharina’s daughter, Margaretha, wasn’t...
26 dic 2019 · An uncanny symmetry haunts Kepler’s predicament — it was Katharina Kepler who had first enchanted her son with astronomy when she took him to the top of a nearby hill and let the six-year-old boy gape in wonderment as the Great Comet of 1577 blazed across the sky.
21 ott 2015 · A woman in her late 70s, Katharina Kepler withstood a trial and final imprisonment, during which she was chained to the floor for more than a year. Kepler’s defence was a rhetorical masterpiece.
