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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