Transcription: Zdenek Horski on Kepler's Supernova On the morning of October 11, 1604, Jan Brnowski visited Kepler at the Jesuit College in Prague where Kepler lived with his family. Brnowski came to tell Kepler about the discovery which he had made on the previous night. Little is known about Brnowski except that he was a Czech scholar, In fact, our only information about him comes from Kepler. Apparently he worked with the Emperor's Vice-Chancellor as a meteorologist. He had little work to do, but what duties there were, he carried out honestly and carefully. He was familiar with the night sky. He'd learne ...
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