Kepler in Ulm

This plaque on the Ulm City Hall reads: “Johanes Kepler, Astronomer, 1571-1630, published the Rudolphine Tables here in 1627. With the so-called Keppler boiler he created the basis for an orderly system of measurements and weights in the imperial city.” Kepler at this time was 56 years old and was Read More …

The Ulm Minster

This is Ulm, with the world’s tallest church steeple rising like a fata morgana from a sea of mediocre post-war architecture. The church was built starting in 1377 but wasn’t completed until 1890. According to Guinness World Records, it has the world’s tallest church steeple, measuring 161.53 meters from the Read More …