Readings on: The roles of observation and mathematics
Tycho Brahe –
Danielson, Dennis R., Ed; The Book of the Cosmos [abridged– 550 words] — the heavens are not eternal. Changes take place.
Johannes Kepler –
Randall, John R. The Making of the Modern Mind [abridged– 620 words] — the heavens follow regular mathematical laws not different from the earth's