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Why was Kepler not satisfied with the circle he calculated to fit most of the observed locations of mars?
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The orbits of the planets, including Mars, are eliptical, not circular. Keplers observed positions did not fit a circular orbit. The differences led him to discover that the orbits were not circular, but eliptical.
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Were Kepler's laws used to plan the orbits of artificial satellites around the Earth?
Kepler defined the basic laws of orbital motion, and these naturally had to be calculated.
Who calculated that more distant planets orbit the sun more slowly?
Johannes Kepler
Who is responsible for developing the three laws of planetary motion?
I'm pretty sure you're thinking of Johannes Kepler.
Who is Heinrich Kepler?
Heinrich Kepler was the father of famous German astronomer Johannes Kepler
How much water does Kepler the planet have?
There is no single planet named Kepler; rather Kepler is a prefix added to the designations of planets discovered by the Kepler telescope. Several planets discovered by Kepler, including Kepler-438b, Kepler-442b, Kepler 440b, and Kepler 296f, orbit in the habitable zones of their stars, which means they might have liquid water on their surfaces. Currently we do not have the technology to determine if they actually have liquid water.
Who systematically measures the locations of heavenly bodies?
Johannes Kepler
Were Kepler's laws used to plan the orbits of artificial satellites around the Earth?
Kepler defined the basic laws of orbital motion, and these naturally had to be calculated.
Who calculated that more distant planets orbit the sun more slowly?
Johannes Kepler
Does Kepler 22b has stronger or weaker gravity than earth?
As of 2014, not enough is known about Kepler 22b. Specifically, its mass is not known; therefore, its surface gravity can't be calculated either.
Who showed that gravity can explain all the planets movements?
Kepler showed that three simple statements (Kepler's 'Laws') could explain all the planetary motions that Tycho had observed and recorded. Sir Isaac Newton ... after postulating the law of gravitation ... showed that the existence of gravity, in the form he wrote it, would naturally lead to Kepler's Laws.
What was new to Johannes Kepler inmathematics and astronomy?
According to Johannes Kepler's first law of 1618 the planets each move in an elliptical orbit with the Sun occupying one focus. He discovered that after a lot of work on observed data, largely from Tycho Brahe.
Who was the first to propose elliptical orbits of the planets?
Johannes Kepler
What is the diameter of the planet kepler?
There are lots of planets in the Kepler series. To answer your question, we need to know to which number Kepler you are asking about.
The fact that each planets orbit is an ellipse was discovered by?
Johannes Kepler determined that all planets have elliptical orbits.
Who discovered planet Kepler?
There is no planet that is simply called "Kepler". The Kepler spacecraft discovered various planets, with names such as "Kepler-4b", "Kepler 11-d", etc.
Who discovered Kepler-20e and kepler-20f?
NASA's space telescope "kepler"
Who discovered that planets have elliptical orbits?
Johannes Kepler proposed that these planets orbit the sun in ellipses, not circles. That is why we have Kepler's Law of Planetary Motion.
