Kepler's+Childhood

= Kepler's Childhood =

Early in his childhood, Kepler was introduced to astronomy and he developed an interest in it. At the age of six, he observed the Great Comet of 1577. At age nine, he observed the lunar eclipse of 1580. This, shortly after he was diagnosed with smallpox, which left him with weak vision and crippled hands, limiting his ability in the observational aspects of astronomy.