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Why did Kepler deduce the elliptical orbits of planets from Tycho's data where so many other earlier astronomers and learned men had missed it?
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Tycho was the first astronomer to make measurements of enough accuracy to show that the older theories were producing errors in the planets' positions.
The difference between an ellipse and the old model of a circle and epicycle, which gives a circle with the Sun off-centre, was so small that it needed high accuracy to notice the difference. Planets' orbits have an extremely small difference between the major and minor axes of the ellipses.
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What is the shape of the planets orbits discovered by keplar?
elliptical
Is mars the only elliptical planet?
I don't know what "elliptical planet" is supposed to mean, but by any reasonable definition I can think of, no, all planets are "elliptical planets".
What planet moved in an elliptical orbit?
All planets have elliptical orbits.
Who studies stars and planets ect?
Astronomers.
Is the orbit of each planet a ellipse?
All the planets have elliptical orbits but Uranus and Neptune have slightly different orbits than other planets on solar system.
Why is Johann Kepler famous?
He is a danish astronomer who stated that all the planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits and that the sun is not in the exact center of the orbit.
Why did Kepler deduce the elliptical orbits of planets from Tycho and data where so many other earlier astronomers and learned men had missed it?
Tycho was the first astronomer to make measurements of enough accuracy to show that the older theories were producing errors in the planets' positions. The difference between an ellipse and the old model of a circle and epicycle, which gives a circle with the Sun off-centre, was so small that it needed high accuracy to notice the difference. Planets' orbits have an extremely small difference between the major and minor axes of the ellipses.
Which of the planets did the team of astronomers study for their report?
Teams of astronomers have studies all possible planets.
What must astronomers do to view planets directly?
Astronomers use a telescope to view planets directly.
Which planets move in an elliptical orbit?
All the planets move with an elliptical orbit, but with a very low eccentricity.
What is the shape of the planets orbits discovered by keplar?
elliptical
Is mars the only elliptical planet?
I don't know what "elliptical planet" is supposed to mean, but by any reasonable definition I can think of, no, all planets are "elliptical planets".
Who introduced elliptical orbits?
It was Kepler who discovered that the planets orbits are elliptical.
What planet moved in an elliptical orbit?
All planets have elliptical orbits.
How does newtons gravitational law helps to discover new planets?
When a planet moves around a star, it causes the star to wobble a bit from side to side as planets follow an elliptical orbit rather than a circular orbit. Astronomers can then use this fact to see whether stars have planets.
What is the path planets travel?
Planets travel in elliptical orbits.
What has elliptical orbits?
As an elliptical orbit is any orbit that isn't perfectly circular, everything has an elliptical orbit. The planets Mercury and Pluto have the most elliptical orbits of the planets, and are easily seen to be oval shaped. Comets also have highly elliptical orbits.
