Planets and Satellites: Kepler’s Laws
Planets and Satellites: Kepler’s Laws The motions of the planets, as they seemingly wander against the background of the stars, have been a puzzle since the dawn of history. The motion of Mars, was particularly baffling. Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), after a lifetime of study, worked out the empirical laws that govern these motions. 1 THE LAW OF ORBITS: All […]
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