Acknowledgements |
Abbreviations of works frequently cited |
Introduction |
The Provenance of the Apologia / Part I: |
The circumstances of composition / 1: |
Ursus' Tractacus / 2: |
Kepler's initial reaction to the Tractatus / 3: |
The scope and form of the Apologia / 4: |
Apologia pro Tychone contra Ursum / Part II: |
Text and translation of the Apologia / 5: |
The Significance of the Apologia / Part III: |
Against the sceptics / 6: |
The status of astronomy / 7: |
Historiography / 8: |
Final reflections / 9: |
Index of names |
Acknowledgements |
Abbreviations of works frequently cited |
Introduction |