Kepler s Platonic Solids Model of the Solar System 66941 3D print model

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Human beings have been fascinated by our solar system's earliest cosmological models for centuries. One such model, rendered in stunning 3D-printed detail, was devised by Johannes Kepler in his book "Mysterium Cosmographicum" back in 1596. At that time, Kepler firmly believed the planets revolved around Earth, each nestled within an orbit defined by a regular polyhedron. Though this notion proved vastly incorrect, Kepler's creation remains iconic and profoundly inspiring. In a magnificent arrangement from innermost to outermost, the following regular polyhedra are showcased: tetrahedron, cube, dodecahedron, icosahedron, and finally octahedron. Accompanying this model is an exact replica of Kepler's page from his book, "Tabvla III Orbivm Planetarvm," paired with the words "Johannes Kepler" emblazoned on the base. Adding a pop of color is effortlessly possible thanks to the porous material's capacity to absorb tea, wine, and other liquids. In recognition of Johannes Kepler's groundbreaking work and its accompanying planetary model: A German astronomer named Johannes Kepler sought a correlation between five regular Platonic solids and six planets that existed in his time: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, and Mercury. He speculated that there was indeed a link between these numbers: the fact that there were only five Platonic solids might explain why there were merely six planets. In 1596, Kepler introduced Mysterium Cosmographicum, proposing a model of our solar system where five Platonic solids were nested within one another, separated by spheres with precisely calculated radii. Unfortunately for Kepler's model, data collected by Tycho Brahe and Nicolau Copernicus did not match his expectations, making his creation virtually unacceptable. Yet, the work laid out a solid foundation: further discoveries unearthed previously unknown solids (now named after him) and fundamentally changed our understanding of planetary orbits from perfect circles to elliptical paths. Additionally, Kepler developed three fundamental laws governing celestial motion.