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Isaac newton showed that an elliptical orbit like the one described in Kepler's laws is produced when the gravitational force is an inverse-square law, in other words if the distance doubles, the force goes to a quarter. He did this by producing the law of gravity, the laws of motion, and the differential calculus, and these are covered in school-level mathematics.
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Why does a planets distance from the sun change?
To be in a perfect orbit around the Sun, maintaining always the same distance, at a specific distance a planet would need a very specific speed. Since it is unlikely that it just happens to have the correct speed, it will move around the Sun in an ellipse instead.
Which scientist stated that planets move around the Sun in an ellipse?
Johannes Kepler was the first to state that planets move in elliptical orbits.
What men stated the plantes move around the sun in an ellipse?
That is one of Kepler's Laws, stated by Johannes Kepler.
What planet has the most unusual and highly elliptical orbit which causes it to move inside another planet's orbit every 248 years?
You are thinking of Pluto. Pluto is now designated a minor planet.
What process move energy from the Sun around the planet?
gravity... i think
Planet's orbit are nearly circular What shape is a comet's?
The shape of a comet's orbit is called an ellipse. This shape is a sort of narrowed circle and comets move in this shape around the sun.
What scientist stated that planets move around the Sun in an ellipse?
Kepler
Which of keplers laws states the planets move in an ellipse?
It is Kepler's first law which says the planet moves in an ellipse with the Sun occupying one focus and the other focus is vacant.
The shape of the path of a planet or asteroid around the sun is what?
Planets remain almost perfectly spherical as they move around the sun. The paths they follow are ellipses, with the sun at one focus of each ellipse.
Planets move around the sun in the shape of?
Planetary orbits are usually in the shape of an ellipse.
Why does a planets distance from the sun change?
To be in a perfect orbit around the Sun, maintaining always the same distance, at a specific distance a planet would need a very specific speed. Since it is unlikely that it just happens to have the correct speed, it will move around the Sun in an ellipse instead.
Which scientist stated that planets move around the Sun in an ellipse?
Johannes Kepler was the first to state that planets move in elliptical orbits.
Can you move around on Jupiter?
no you can not move around on Jupiter because it is a gas planet.
Who was the man that stated that planets move around the sun in an ellipse?
The person who first stated this was Johannes Kepler.
What causes the planet's that are closer to the sun to move faster?
it's gravity
Pluto's orbit causes this planet to move from ninth and not the eighth?
neptune
What is the path of the planets?
Its Orbit.Johannes Kepler (Germany), who lived between the time of Copernicus (Poland) and Isaac Newton (England), correctly postulated that all of the sun's planets indeed revolve about the sun in orbits which have the shape of an ellipse, with the sun at one focus of the ellipse. Isaac Newton, in his Principiae Mathematica, further stated, essentially, that any planet orbiting any star, or any moon orbiting any planet, would follow an elliptical path.
