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created by [deleted] on 31/03/2012 at 18:16 UTC
1800 upvotes, 61 top-level comments (showing 25)
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Comment by FEMINIST_WITH_GUNS at 01/04/2012 at 00:41 UTC
178 upvotes, 3 direct replies
submitted 412 years ago
I see the admins are bored today.
Comment by Kungen- at 31/03/2012 at 21:08 UTC
232 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Comment by elcollin at 31/03/2012 at 22:36 UTC
30 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Kepler did not become an atheist, and still believed that the elliptical nature of the orbits was a reflection of God's role in creating the Universe. Just to be clear.
Comment by Kepler_Killed_Brahe at 31/03/2012 at 21:40 UTC
58 upvotes, 2 direct replies
FUCK KEPLER, BRAHE 4 LYFE.
Comment by portaldude at 31/03/2012 at 19:19 UTC
78 upvotes, 9 direct replies
I doubt he did that, really. He was a student of Tycho Brahe after all.
Copernicus was the one who stated the hypothesis that the sun was at the center and the planet moved is circular orbits around it. Tycho Brahe didn't think so and performed tons of precise (at the time) measurement of planetary motions, thereby concluding that the Copernicus model did not fit the data. Hence, he continued to try to imrpove the current model.
Kepler took Brahes data when he left him. He then spend years trying to make the sun the center of the solar system until he had a brilliant idea: The planet moves in an ellipse with the sun as a focus point. He then derived his three laws of planetary motion, which was the basis that Newton derived his theory of gravity.
So yeah, I am guessing that being a student of Brahe, he was aware of the fact that the Copernicus model was wrong and would have accepted it. Oh, and do take into account my memory is sketchy on this.
Comment by NigelTufnelsSpandex at 31/03/2012 at 21:54 UTC
39 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Relevance to atheism == 0
Kepler's findings disagreed with Aristotle. That was the main issue.
Comment by Esslemut at 01/04/2012 at 00:12 UTC
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
...Did anybody else notice this?
Comment by Pokemaniac_Ron at 31/03/2012 at 21:29 UTC
5 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Freshman Tych Brahe:
Waits to piss,
DIES.
Comment by daV1980 at 31/03/2012 at 23:10 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Except that Kepler **did** make shit up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ImvlS8PLIo#t24m30s
It just so happened that what he made up turned out to be almost true.
Comment by averazul at 31/03/2012 at 22:31 UTC
8 upvotes, 1 direct replies
spherical = circular?
Comment by goldgecko4 at 31/03/2012 at 21:24 UTC
4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I think half of being a scientist (hell, being an adult) is to be able to admit when you're wrong, even when you tried your best.
Comment by texasfootballhall at 31/03/2012 at 21:45 UTC
4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
The idea of elliptical orbits is rather old, although it got lost/lost its significance, until Kepler's work some 500 years later.[1] Interesting, it came out of Afghanistan.
1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Bayroni#Mathematics_and_Astronomy
Biruni (930--1048 repeatedly attacks Aristotle's celestial physics: he argues by simple experiment that vacuum must exist; he is "amazed" by the weakness of Aristotle's argument against elliptical orbits on the basis that they would create vacuum; he attacks the immutability of the celestial spheres;...
Comment by [deleted] at 31/03/2012 at 21:09 UTC
7 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Kindly make that "circular" orbits. Otherwise, I concur. This guy had some massive dedication, collecting a mountain of data during the cold nights, and then analyzing them only to find some nasty numbers to work with. Great guy, great scientist.
Comment by Sonorama21 at 31/03/2012 at 22:57 UTC
5 upvotes, 1 direct replies
The "Good Guy" meme has essentially become a way for people to passive-aggressively express their dislike of certain behaviors. Folks, we have Scumbag Steve for a reason.
Comment by qkme_transcriber at 31/03/2012 at 19:42 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Here is the text from this meme pic for anybody who needs it:
Title: Good Guy Johannes Kepler.
Meme: GOOD GUY KEPLER
* TRIES TO PROVE PLANETS ARE IN A PERFECT SPHERICAL ORBIT AND POSSIBLY INTELLIGENTLY PLACED BY GOD.
* AFTER SPENDING LIFETIME TESTING HIS HYPOTHESIS HE DISCOVERS HE WAS WRONG. ACCEPTS BEING WRONG. DOESN’T MAKE SHIT UP.
^[Translate[1]]
This is helpful for people who can't reach Quickmeme because of work/school firewalls or site downtime, and many other reasons (FAQ[2]). More info is available here[3].
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Comment by keplerjd at 31/03/2012 at 22:20 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Admitting you're wrong is the Kepler way. Take it from me.
Comment by SpectralMornings at 01/04/2012 at 00:54 UTC
2 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Why always make everything in the form of a "meme"? You could just write what he did right on his picture, without starting your title by "good guy"/"scumbag".
Comment by [deleted] at 01/04/2012 at 01:10 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I learned this from Cosmos. Great show. Great fact.
Comment by DarkStar5758 at 01/04/2012 at 03:12 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
submitted 412 years ago... wait, what?
Comment by [deleted] at 01/04/2012 at 05:06 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
TIL /r/atheism[1] is 412+ years old.
Comment by UR_GAY at 31/03/2012 at 21:40 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Good Guy PivotalPlatypus: "I'm an atheist"
Comment by poorlittlerichgirl74 at 31/03/2012 at 21:57 UTC
4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Why would the orbits being elliptical rather than circular affect your belief in where the universe came from? There is a power great enough to make all the planets and create life, but only if it's circles
Comment by criscothediscoman at 31/03/2012 at 22:05 UTC
4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Yeah, but Tycho Brahe had one pimp ass motherfuckin' nose made of gold.
Comment by [deleted] at 31/03/2012 at 22:14 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
the moment we assume we are completely right is the moment we become just as close minded as creationists. Just a warning I have for all my fellow atheists out there.
Comment by phil_s_stein at 01/04/2012 at 00:26 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Submitted 412 years ago? What's up with the times on reddit right now? April fools a little early?
