The shape is an "ellipse".
17th century astronomer Johannes Kepler discovered the elliptical shape of the planets' orbits around the Sun, which he described in his first law of planetary motion. Newton later explained this in his law of universal gravitation.
Johannes Kepler
oval in shape.
elliptical in a ovalish shape
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17th century astronomer Johannes Kepler discovered the elliptical shape of the planets' orbits around the Sun, which he described in his first law of planetary motion. Newton later explained this in his law of universal gravitation.
Johannes Kepler. Inspired Sir Isaac newton's discoveries.
Johannes Kepler showed that IF the planetary orbits are elliptical,THEN that would explain the measurements that Tycho Brahe collectedduring his whole life.Isaac Newton showed that IF gravity works the way he thought it does,THEN the planetary orbits would have to be elliptical.Both of these are only theories. They have never been proven.
The true shape of planetary orbits was discovered by Johannes Kepler in the early 17th century. He formulated three empirical laws, now known as Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion, which describe the motion of planets in the Solar System. These laws are as follows: The orbit of each planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one of the two foci. A line joining a planet and the Sun sweeps out equal areas during equal intervals of time. The square of the orbital period of a planet is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit.Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion provide a mathematical description of the motion of planets in the Solar System and explain why planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun.
Johannes Kepler
it is an oval and was discovered by Galileo and newton
oval in shape.
The belt of constellations through which all the planets move is called zodiac. The true shape of the planetary orbits was discovered by Kepler.
elliptical in a ovalish shape
Planetry orbits are elliptical. Most planet's orbits are nearly circular apart from Mercury and Pluto.
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