...when Johannes Kepler steals all of your information after you die and uses it to disprove your own theory. Thanks, man. Thanks a lot.
You see, Kepler was a brilliant mathematician. Maybe a bit too brilliant. He believed in Copernicus's theory, not mine, so I didn't want to give him so much information that he would disprove my theory, or perhaps even- God forbid- become more famous than me. So I told him to try and understand the orbit of Mars to keep him busy.
Anyway, upon my death (which there are still questions about), Kepler stated in his records:
"I confess that when Tycho died, I quickly took advantage of the absence, or lack of circumspection, of the heirs, by taking the observations under my care, or perhaps usurping them."
Not cool, Kepler. Not only did he STEAL my information, but he also ended up disproving my theory anyway. Just great. OH, and apparently in the 2004 book Heavenly Intrigue, it is suggested that KEPLER poisoned me to gain access to my records!
Kepler, I need to talk to you...
I swear I was going to tell you...I needed those records to complete my research. Without them, I never would've discovered the three laws of planetary motion.
ReplyDeleteAnd unless you have a viable witness, you can't prove that I poisoned anybody.
I knew there was a reason why I never trusted you with my records. And look what you did, you disproved my own theory. And now I'm stuck as "the guy who helped Kepler discover his laws". I'm not amused.
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