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OCR: JOHANNES KEPLER JOHANNES KEPLER was a German- born astronomer who broke with centuries of belief and tradition when he established that the planets move in ellipses around the Sun, and that the Sun is the main force governing the orbits of the planets. His three laws of planetary motion, known simply as Kepler's Laws, were to have a profound influence on subsequent astronomers, and remain fundamental to our present- day understanding of the Solar System. He was a powerful advocate of the heliocentric (Sun-centered) Solar System. 1571-1630 A-Z. SEE LIFE NEXT ALSO STORY