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A better description would be "incomplete." They fail to handle cases where there is friction (atmospheric drag on a satellite in low Earth orbit), relativistic effects (the orbit of Mercury about the Sun), or significant perturbation due to the presence of additional masses (the Solar System as a whole). Other than that, though, they work pretty darn well.

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What are Johannes Kepler's inventions?

Johannes Kepler did not invent anything, but he is best known for his laws of planetary motion, which describe the orbits of planets around the sun. These laws were instrumental in shaping our understanding of the solar system and revolutionized astronomy.


Who was responsible for supporting Copernicus theories about the rotations of the earth during the scientific revolution?

Galileo Gallilei (dont know how to spell his name) ,Johanes Kepler, and Newton Galileo saw the solar flares cycles, Keples created Kepler's three laws of planetary motion which proved Tycho Brahe wrong. Kepler showed that each planet rotates around the sun in an elliptical shape (which have two vertices, one being the center of mass between the two objects and the second being the center of gravity) Kepler was proved wrong because he did not have the theory of Universal gravity created by Newton 100 years later Hope this helps


Who are the two famous astronomers during the Renaissance?

Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler were two famous astronomers during the Renaissance period. Copernicus is known for proposing the heliocentric model of the universe, while Kepler is known for his three laws of planetary motion.


What are the two modification made by Newton to Kepler's law?

ok, this is not Chinese if you read slowly.Newton made two modifications to Kepler's laws. One modification to his first law and the second to his third.First; according to Newton's third law, a planet does not orbit the exact center of the sun. Both the planet and the sun orbit their average position determined by their overall matter (center of mass), not the middle point! Because both the sun and the planet are controlled by equal gravity, the sun also moves. Kepler's first law becomes; the orbit of a planet around the sun is an ellipse, with the planet- sun system center of mass at one focus. think of it like this... if you and you friend (your both the same size) are each at one side of a seesaw, then the seesaw is like a straight line. now a third friend comes and seat on you...for the seesaw to still be in a straight line, the center of mass or the pole of the seesaw will have to move closer to you.get it? Kepler's first law sais; the orbit of a planet around the sun is an ellipse (a flat circle). Newton just added to it so the law would now be; the orbit of a planet around the sun is an ellipse, with the center of mass of the planet and the sun system at one focus( one edge of the orbit's circle radius).Kepler's third law; Newton added "combined mass" of the two planets to Kepler's formula of measuring a planet's time to orbit the sun. The new formula is (earth years)2 = (seminar axis)3 / (combined mass of the two planets).sooo.... Kepler's third law befor Newon was; (earth years)2 / (seminar axis)3. seminar axis is like half of the line between the two starswhen its the longest.hope i helped!!


Who were the two famous astronomers during the renaissance?

Newtown and Kepler were two famous astronomers during the Renaissance.

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What astronomers derived two basic laws of planetary motion then later added a third?

You shouldn't say "the following" if you don't provide a list. That sounds like Kepler's Laws.


Which two men developed laws of motion?

Johannes Kepler and Sir Isaac Newton


What year did Kepler accomplish the Keplers laws?

Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion:1] Each planet moves in an elliptical orbit with the sun at one focus2] The line form the sun to any planet sweeps out equal areas of space in equal time intervals3] The squares of the times of revolution (days, months or years) of the planets are proportional to the cubes of their average distances from the sun.


What are Johannes Kepler's inventions?

Johannes Kepler did not invent anything, but he is best known for his laws of planetary motion, which describe the orbits of planets around the sun. These laws were instrumental in shaping our understanding of the solar system and revolutionized astronomy.


What is facts about Johannes Kepler?

Kepler was one of the first to strongly push forward the idea of a heliocentric universe (the earth revolving around the sun). He worked closely with Tycho Brahe, even though the two men had many differences in ideologies they made enormous contributions to the field of astrology. Brahe had extensive records of astronomical observations which Kepler used to formulate the Kepler Laws for Planetary Motion. These laws were later used by Newton to develop theories of gravity. Kepler was notable mathematician and was always lauded for his mathematical knowledge and general intellect since childhood.


What astronomer derived two basic laws of planetary motion then added a third when he published The Harmony of the Worlds?

Kepler


Who was responsible for supporting Copernicus theories about the rotations of the earth during the scientific revolution?

Galileo Gallilei (dont know how to spell his name) ,Johanes Kepler, and Newton Galileo saw the solar flares cycles, Keples created Kepler's three laws of planetary motion which proved Tycho Brahe wrong. Kepler showed that each planet rotates around the sun in an elliptical shape (which have two vertices, one being the center of mass between the two objects and the second being the center of gravity) Kepler was proved wrong because he did not have the theory of Universal gravity created by Newton 100 years later Hope this helps


Which German astronomer and mathematician developed three laws of planetary motion?

Johannes KeplerHis first two laws were published in Astronomia Nova(The New Astronomy) in 1609. His Third Law was published in 1618, in book five of his Harmonices Mundi (The Harmonies of the World.)


What do m1 and m2 represent in keplers law?

In Kepler's laws of planetary motion, m1 and m2 represent the masses of two objects (usually the Sun and a planet) that are orbiting around each other. Kepler's laws describe the relationship between the orbit of a planet and the mass of the objects involved.


Who are the two famous astronomers during the Renaissance?

Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler were two famous astronomers during the Renaissance period. Copernicus is known for proposing the heliocentric model of the universe, while Kepler is known for his three laws of planetary motion.


Whose data was based upon Kepler's laws of motion based?

There is three scientific laws that is based on Kepler's laws of motion based. The three scientific laws are:the orbit of a planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one of the two foci, A line segment joining a planet and the Sun sweeps out equal areas during equal intervals of time and The square of the orbital period of a planet is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit.


When did Johannes Kepler discover the planets movements?

Between 1609 and 1619, Johannes Kepler discovered the laws of planetary motion. In 1609, he introduced the first two laws of Astronomia Nova, establishing that planets move in elliptical orbits and that their speed varies with distance from the Sun. He published the third law in Harmonices Mundi in 1619, demonstrating the mathematical relationship between a planet's orbital period and its distance from the Sun.