Quotes from Johannes Kepler's books, and about them
Cosmos on De Stella Nova: “Kepler published in 1606 a book called De Stella Nova, "On the New Star," in which he wonders if a supernova is the result of some random concatenation of atoms in the heavens.”
Cosmos on Somnium: “Kepler wrote one of the first works of science fiction... It was called the Somnium, "The Dream." He imagined a journey to the Moon.”