Kit Johannes Keplers world secret

The model of the universe from the Mysterium Cosmographicum.

This idea for a model of the universe was conceived in 1596 by Johannes Kepler, a young mathematics teacher against his will who would have preferred to become a theologian but ended up becoming the greatest astronomer of modern times. He arranged the five Platonic solids as spacers between the planetary orbits in such a way that their sizes could be explained with sufficient accuracy according to the knowledge of the time.

He included the famous copperplate engraving in his book, which still adorns every history of astronomy today. To date, the model has never been built, apart from a few exhibition pieces such as the one in the planetarium of the Deutsches Museum in Munich.

Kepler would have been delighted that today, 510 years after the publication of his book, a spatial model is available that makes the beauty and harmonious balance of this fascinating idea immediately tangible and vivid.

A delightful gift, actually a must for every lover of astronomy!

Die-cut cardboard kit
Gold and four-colour printing
Detailed instructions
Dimensions: 20 x 21.5 cm