%0 Video %T Philosophy 167: Class 3 - Part 4 - The Problems Kepler Faced: Imprecision in Observation, Interpolation, and the Observational Data Themselves. %A Smith, George E. (George Edwin), 1938- %D 2015-09-03T11:48:50.038Z %8 2015-09-03 %I Tufts Archival Research Center %R http://localhost/files/jw827p84t %X Synopsis: Discusses Kepler's analysis of the sources of error in astronomical observations and predictions. Includes observational error, parallax, refraction, and optics. Discusses implications of errors in identifying discrepancies between theory and observation.; Opening line: "The approach Kepler takes in Astronomia Nova is to start with various approaches, all three."; Duration: 6:40 minutes.; Segment: Class 3, Part 4. %G eng %[ 1972-12-31 %9 Video %~ Tufts Digital Library %W Institution