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- Margarethe Maickler
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.
Oct 21, 2015 · 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. C hained to the ...
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Dec 26, 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. Art from The Comet Book, 1587. (Available as a print.)
Oct 21, 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 ...
Dec 28, 2015 · In 1615, 24 witnesses accused Katharina Kepler, the astronomer’s mother, of being a witch. The evidence: She magically appeared through closed doors; paralyzed the schoolmaster with a drink of ...
Oct 22, 2015 · Ulinka Rublack, Professor of Early Modern European History, discusses the reputation of astronomer Johannes Kepler and his mother Katharina, and the criminal trial for witchcraft that lasted six years. Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) is one of the world’s most famous astronomers. He defended Copernicus’s sun-centred universe and discovered that ...
Oct 29, 2021 · In 17th century Germany, the mother of famed astronomer Johannes Kepler, Katharina Kepler, was accused of being a witch. Neighbors and people in her town said Katharina, an herbalist, was practicing dark magic, putting spells on people and animals and even poisoning someone. The accusations piled up, and she was put on trial for witchcraft.
