Kepler’s data about the orbits of planetary bodies was supplied by his employer,
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the Habsburg Emperor Rudolf II. Kepler was a mathematician and astronomer who worked for Rudolf II as his Imperial Mathematician. Rudolf II was a patron of the arts and sciences and had a keen interest in astronomy. He provided Kepler with data from the observations made by the renowned Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. Brahe had collected extensive and accurate data on the positions of celestial bodies, including the planets. After Brahe's death in 1601, Kepler was appointed to continue analyzing and interpreting the data. This data played a crucial role in Kepler's development of his three laws of planetary motion, which are now known as Kepler's laws. Kepler's employer, Emperor Rudolf II, recognized the significance of Kepler's work and supported him in his research.