Celestial Mechanics: 

        Kepler's 3 Laws of Planetary Motion    

    1. Ellipse Law: Each planet moves in an ellipse, with the Sun at one focus.

    2. Law of Areas: The line between the Sun and the planet sweeps out equal areas in equal times.

    3. Harmonic Law: The ratio of the cube of the semimajor axis to the square of the period is the same for each planet.

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