I am much occupied with the investigation of physical causes. My aim in this is to show that the celestial machine is not similar to a divine animated being, but similar to a clock.

Mein Ziel ist es,
zu zeigen, daB die himmlische Maschine nicht eine Art gottlichen Lebewesens
ist, sondern gleichsam ein Uhrwerk.

Johannes Kepler

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Topic

The laws of physics The universe

Author

Johannes Kepler

Medium

Letter

Language

German

Time

1605 1600s 17th century

Occupation

Astronomer Scientist

From

Germany Europe

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Kepler, Johannes. Letter to Herwart von Hohenbury. 10 Feb. 1605.

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Johann Kasper Lavater

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Topic
Public opinion Second chances

Author

Johann Kasper Lavater
Language
German
Time
1773 1770s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Lavater, Johann Caspar. Aphorisms of Man. London: J. Johnson, 1788, no. 606.

Current Citation

Lavater, Johann Caspar. "Annotations to Lavater's Aphorisms on Man." The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake, edited by David Erdman. University of California Press, 2008.