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of the planets, and especially of the planet
Mars, for it was by an examination of these
results that Kepler was led to the discovery
of his immortal laws.
After the death of King Frederick the
observatories of Tycho Brahe were not sup-
ported. The gigantic power and industry
displayed by this determined man were ac-
companied, as often happens, by an over-
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