Rublack Ulinka - A csillagász and a witch - Kepler fight édesanyja megmentéséért

Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was one of the greatest astronomers in history, one of the leading figures in the renewal of science, but few people know that in 1615, when he was at the peak of his career, his mother, Katharina Kepler, was accused of witchcraft. During the six-year trial, Kepler took on the role of defense attorney.
Ulinka Rublack's highly readable, both scientific and cultural historical work revolves around this extraordinary episode in the world-famous astronomer's life. The story leads to a changing world: the development of the family drama taking place in a small Lutheran settlement was determined by the seething religious and political turmoil of Europe, which was on the verge of the Thirty Years' War, one hundred years after the Reformation.
Observing Kepler's struggle to free his mother, we can also gain a special insight into how the great scientist saw the world around him. Because although he refuted with rational arguments all the accusations that his opponents presented as proof of his mother's witchcraft, Kepler never for a moment doubted the existence of magic and witches - on the contrary, he really believed in these phenomena. The volume also shows, through the trial materials of Katharina Kepler and other "witches", what the situation of women, especially old widows, was like in the 17th century. in Europe in the 19th century, explaining why these already difficult women became the victims of witch trials.