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Dioptrice
Only partial translations or excerpts exist. This is the first complete English translation.
My search results confirm that while excerpts of Kepler's 'Dioptrice' (specifically a portion of the preface) were translated into English in the 19th century (e.g., in Edward Stafford Carlos's 1880 edition of Galileo's 'Sidereal Messenger'), no complete English translation of the full Latin text of 'Dioptrice' has been published. The search results consistently show only partial translations or references to the original Latin work.
The sidereal messenger of Galileo Galilei and a part of the preface to Kepler's Dioptrics, trans. Edward Stafford Carlos (1880) [excerpts] source
Verified Mar 30, 2026 via local catalogs, open library, google books, internet archive, openalex, loc, ustc · methodology
Step through a 'new gateway to heaven' with Johannes Kepler as he provides the mathematical foundation for the telescope’s revolutionary discoveries. You will discover how the geometry of light dismantled ancient myths, explained the mechanics of the human eye, and proved that the Sun sits at the center of our world.
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