A factfile about famous astronomer Johannes Kepler

2.  Johannes Kepler was a German astronomer
and mathematician.
 He lived from December the 27th 1571 to
November the 15th 1630.

3. Johannes Kepler became famous
because he was the first person to
explain that the planets moved in
an elliptical pattern. (Elliptical
meaning an oval/egg shape!)
He made 3 laws on the Planetary
Motion.

4. Johannes Kepler achieved many
discoveries around the same time
as another famous
astronomer, Galileo. They
disagreed often on their ideas, but
soon learned to work together.