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Kepler's three laws of planetary motion can be described as follows: * The path of the planets about the sun are elliptical in shape, with the center of the sun being located at one focus. (The Law of Ellipses). * An imaginary line drawn from the center of the sun to the center of the planet will sweep out equal areas in equal intervals of time. (The Law of Equal Areas) * The ratio of the squares of the periods of any two planets is equal to the ratio of the cubes of their average distances from the sun. (The Law of Harmonies)

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What did isaac Newton define in his first book The Principia-?

In his first book, The Principia, Newton defined the three laws of motion that govern the planetary bodies. Isaac Newton was an English physicist.


Which statement correctly states Keplers Third Law of Planetary Motion?

Kepler's laws cannot be proven. They are empirical laws not derived from axioms.The answer above is nonsense.Yes Kepler could not prove his laws and had only derived them empirically. But after Newton formulated his Universal law of gravitation, Kepler's laws could and have been proven.The working is quite cumbersome and cannot be repeated in this forum. But if you Google "Keplers Laws Proof" or similar you will find numerous explanations. But be prepared that complete proofs require quite some math skills. To do it rigorously you need Calculus and Vector Algebra.In essence, the first two laws are equivalent to the law of conservation of Angular Momentum (which is the cross product of the position and velocity vectors). The third law calculates the orbital period as a function of semi-major axis of the ellipse and the central mass, basically defining elliptic motion.It is amazing that Kepler was able to formulate these laws empirically (mainly by studying the motion of Mars) without having the physics and mathematics he would have needed, at his disposal.


What laws of motion explained Kepler's proposal of elliptical orbits?

The general laws about the planets' orbits were known before Newton - mainly, through the three Laws of Planetary Motion, by Kepler. Newton showed that the movement - as explained in Kepler's Laws - was a result of the laws of motion (especially Newton's Second Law), and of the force of gravitation.


The tendency of an object to stay at rest or in constant motion unless a force acts upon it?

It's the mass of the object! An object with large mass are more viscous to set in motion. This effect, the viscousity of materia in universe may feel logical. But it's actually a mysterious phenomenon that we yet can't really describe!


Which of Newton's laws explain inertia?

newton's first law of motion is also known as LAW OF INERTIA. inertia is the property of a body by which every body if is in rest it tends to remain in rest and if in motion it tends to remain in motion.

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Who was the first to developed the three laws of planetary motion?

Johannes Kepler


What astronomer first discovered the 3 laws?

Johannes Kepler discovered the 3 laws of planetary motion.


Who was Person who first showed that planetary orbits are ellipses?

Johannes Kepler was the person who first showed that planetary orbits are ellipses. His work, published in 1609, is known as Kepler's first law of planetary motion.


Astronomer who discovered that planets orbit the sun in an ellipse rather than a perfect circle?

Johannes Kepler


Who was the first to propose elliptical orbits of the planets?

Johannes Kepler was the first to propose that planets move in elliptical orbits around the sun, based on his observational data. This concept challenged the prevailing belief at the time that planetary orbits were perfect circles. Kepler's laws of planetary motion laid the foundation for modern astronomy.


What was Johannes Kepler famous for?

Johannes Kepler was famous for his three laws of planetary motion, which described the motion of planets in the solar system. These laws laid the foundation for modern celestial mechanics and helped to further the understanding of how objects move in space. Kepler's work was instrumental in shaping our current understanding of the universe.


Johannes Kepler discovered that the path that the planets followed what kind in shape?

Johannes Kepler discovered that the path that planets follow around the sun is an elliptical shape. This is known as Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion.


What was the date of Keplers theory?

April 27, 4977 B.C. That was when he once calculated that the universe began. Or, you may mean when he published his Laws of Planetary Motion. He published his first 2 laws in 1609 and his 3rd law around 1619.


What else was Johannes Kepler known for?

Johannes Kepler is one name that will always be associated with the field of astronomy. The chief founder of contemporary astronomy, he was also a great mathematician and astrologer. Kepler was the first person to explain planetary motion.


Who was johannes kepler-?

Johannes Kepler is an mathematician an astronomer and an astrologerhe also created keplers lawGood, thanks for asking.-Ol' Johannes


Who discovered the elliptical path of the planets?

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.


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.