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It was the result of hard work by Johannes Kepler, working at the start of the 17th century on new observations by Tycho Brahe.
Kepler had a set of measurements of the planets' positions, and over a period of months and years he tried to explain the movements of the planets, because they did not exactly fit the old theories of Ptolemy and Copernicus.
So he said to himself, let's try an ellipse, and it worked. At that stage he did not have a reason for the elliptical orbit, other than that it fitted the observations. Much later, Newton explained how a planet moving in the Sun's gravity must follow an elliptical orbit.
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What is The orbit of a planet around the sun is a(n)?
If you mean the shape of the orbit, that's an ellipse.
Which is rounder the orbit of earth or your ellipse 1?
The orbit of Earth around the Sun is an ellipse, but it is nearly circular, with an eccentricity of about 0.0167. In comparison, the roundness of an ellipse depends on its eccentricity; a perfect circle has an eccentricity of 0. Therefore, if "ellipse 1" has a higher eccentricity than Earth's orbit, it would be less round than Earth's orbit; otherwise, Earth's orbit is rounder.
What is the sha of the earths orbit?
An ellipse.
Earth's orbit us shaped like a flattened circle. What is the name of that shape?
It is called an ellipse.
The orbit of a planet around the sun is a ellipse straight line circle or parabola?
The orbit of a planet around the sun is called an ellipse.
What is The orbit of a planet around the sun is a(n)?
If you mean the shape of the orbit, that's an ellipse.
How was the discovery of this orbit made?
by a surprise
What is a sentence for the word ellipse?
The orbit of the planet Earth is an 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.
Which is rounder the orbit of earth or your ellipse 1?
The orbit of Earth around the Sun is an ellipse, but it is nearly circular, with an eccentricity of about 0.0167. In comparison, the roundness of an ellipse depends on its eccentricity; a perfect circle has an eccentricity of 0. Therefore, if "ellipse 1" has a higher eccentricity than Earth's orbit, it would be less round than Earth's orbit; otherwise, Earth's orbit is rounder.
What is an orbit shaped like?
an ellipse
What is the sha of the earths orbit?
An ellipse.
Does Venus have a orbit in an ellipse?
no it has no moon
Earth's orbit us shaped like a flattened circle. What is the name of that shape?
It is called an ellipse.
The orbit of a planet around the sun is a ellipse straight line circle or parabola?
The orbit of a planet around the sun is called an ellipse.
Which shape that best describes the earth's orbit around the sun?
The Earth's orbit around the sun is best described as an ellipse. An ellipse is a geometric shape that is elongated and slightly flattened. The sun is located at one of the foci of the ellipse, not at the center.
What is the shape of earth's orbit around?
An ellipse.
