Transcription: Yizhi Grigar, the human aspect of an astronomer Professional astronomers were rare in past times, not because people did not want to follow astronomy as a profession, but because of the need to earn a living. A few were wealthy enough to follow their pursuits, and few others were lucky enough to find patrons rich enough to support them financially. It is therefore not surprising that many famous astronomers had to earn their living by car horoscopes for rulers of the day. Among these astronomers was one of the great figures in scientific history, Johannes Kepler. Others worked in totally diffe ...
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