Somnium
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Somnium

by Johannes Kepler

1634•Science fiction•255 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionrobots/ai/spacehistoricaldocumentaryslowfresh & originalheavyimaginaryall consuming questsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeAn inventive non-fiction book that is serious and slow-burning. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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About This Book

One of the most important books in the history of science, Kepler's long-overlooked Somnium made a significant contribution to the study of astronomy. Its unique twofold nature--combining a serious scientific treatise on lunar astronomy with a fictional narrative about a trip to the moon--puzzled seventeenth-century readers as well as succeeding generations, and the work lapsed into obscurity.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionRobots/ai/spaceHistoricalDocumentaryAll consuming questSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

AstronomyEarly works to 1800Astronomy, early works to 1800

Details

Author
Johannes Kepler
Published
1634
Pages
255
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