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Kepler discovered that the orbit of each planet is an what rather than a perfect circle?
Johannes Kepler discovered that the Earth revolves/orbits the Sun in an ELLIPSE. He also discovered that the Sun is NOT at the centre of the ellipse, but at one of the foci ; (plural of focus). The other focal point being 'blind'. From this we have the definition, that as the Earth orbits the Sun , 'It sweeps equal arcs in equal times'. As the Earth orbits, it speeds up and slows down. It is moving at its fastest when passing the Sun at it nearest point ( perigee) and slowest when at its furthest point ( apogee). Have a look in Wikipedia under' Johannes Kepler.
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.
The shape of the orbit of each planet is a?
The shape of the orbit of each planet is an ellipse. An ellipse is a geometric shape that is like a flattened circle. The Sun is located at one of the foci of the ellipse, not at the center.
Who discovered that planets have elliptical orbits not circular orbits?
It was known by the ancient Greeks that the orbits were not perfectly circular, but it was Johannes Kepler with his 'Laws of Planetary Motion' published in 1618 that finally described them correctly as ellipses. Later these provided Newton with the information needed to formulate his law of gravity as an inverse-square law, but to do that Newton had to invent what we call calculus. For over 1000 years astronomers described the orbits by using circular orbits and epicycles. An epicycle was a small circle whose centre travelled round a large circle while the planet lay on the epicycle. As the centre of the epicycle went round a full circle, the planet also travelled once round the epicycle. This explained very well (almost correctly) the planetary orbits, with each planet going closer to and further from the Sun once during each rotation. The difference between an ellipse and an orbit that uses an epicycle is extremely small when the ellipse's eccentricity is low, as it is for most of the planets, hence the long-lasting difficulty with this problem.
The truse shape of planetary orbits was discovered by who?
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.
Kepler discovered that the orbit of each planet is a?
Ellipse.
Kepler discovered that the orbit of each planet is an what rather than a perfect circle?
Johannes Kepler discovered that the Earth revolves/orbits the Sun in an ELLIPSE. He also discovered that the Sun is NOT at the centre of the ellipse, but at one of the foci ; (plural of focus). The other focal point being 'blind'. From this we have the definition, that as the Earth orbits the Sun , 'It sweeps equal arcs in equal times'. As the Earth orbits, it speeds up and slows down. It is moving at its fastest when passing the Sun at it nearest point ( perigee) and slowest when at its furthest point ( apogee). Have a look in Wikipedia under' Johannes Kepler.
Who discovered that the path followed by each planet is an ellipse?
It was Johannes Kepler in 1618.
The fact that each planet's orbit is an ellipse was discovered by what man?
Johannes Kepler formulated the laws of planetary motion in the early 17th century, including the discovery that planets move in elliptical orbits with the sun at one of the foci.
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.
The shape of the orbit of each planet is a?
The shape of the orbit of each planet is an ellipse. An ellipse is a geometric shape that is like a flattened circle. The Sun is located at one of the foci of the ellipse, not at the center.
Is the orbit of each planet a ellipse?
Yes, according to Kepler's laws of planetary motion, the orbit of each planet around the Sun is an ellipse with the Sun at one of the two foci. This means that the planet's distance from the Sun varies throughout its orbit.
The shape of the orbit of each planet is an?
Elliptical
What scientist found the orbit of each planet to be ellipse?
Kepler
Is it true or false that the shape of the orbit of each planet is a circle?
False. The shape of the orbit of each planet is an ellipse, not a perfect circle. This is described by Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion, which states that planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun at one of the foci. While some orbits may appear nearly circular, they are not perfectly circular.
Who discovered that planet's have elliptical orbits not circular orbits?
It was known by the ancient Greeks that the orbits were not perfectly circular, but it was Johannes Kepler with his 'Laws of Planetary Motion' published in 1618 that finally described them correctly as ellipses. Later these provided Newton with the information needed to formulate his law of gravity as an inverse-square law, but to do that Newton had to invent what we call calculus. For over 1000 years astronomers described the orbits by using circular orbits and epicycles. An epicycle was a small circle whose centre travelled round a large circle while the planet lay on the epicycle. As the centre of the epicycle went round a full circle, the planet also travelled once round the epicycle. This explained very well (almost correctly) the planetary orbits, with each planet going closer to and further from the Sun once during each rotation. The difference between an ellipse and an orbit that uses an epicycle is extremely small when the ellipse's eccentricity is low, as it is for most of the planets, hence the long-lasting difficulty with this problem.
What was Kepter's theory of the solar system?
Tycho Brahe made very accurate observations of the solar system. Brahe's assistant, Johannes Kepler, used the observations to figure out the shape of the planets orbits. When he used circular orbits, his calculations did not fit the observations. But after years of detailed calculations, he found that the orbit of each planet is called an ellipse. An ellipse is an oval shape.
