Kepler's laws refer to the motion of planets around the Sun and it offers various insights into the celestial mechanics. It includes the following:
The First Law (Law of Orbits) states that all planets move in elliptical orbits, and the Sun is at one focus. It is against the previous belief that planetary orbits were perfect circles.
The Second Law (Law of Areas) states the line joining the Sun and a planet sweeps out equal areas in equal time intervals. It means that the planets near to Sun move faster and the ones at more distance, move slower.
The third Law (Law of Periods) says that the square of a planet's orbital period is directly
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Kepler's laws refer to the motion of planets around the Sun and it offers various insights into the celestial mechanics. It includes the following:
The First Law (Law of Orbits) states that all planets move in elliptical orbits, and the Sun is at one focus. It is against the previous belief that planetary orbits were perfect circles.
The Second Law (Law of Areas) states the line joining the Sun and a planet sweeps out equal areas in equal time intervals. It means that the planets near to Sun move faster and the ones at more distance, move slower.
The third Law (Law of Periods) says that the square of a planet's orbital period is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit. The mathematical formula is:
These laws are still used in the space exploration and satellite technology as they helped in understanding the planetary motions and also led to the formulation of Newton's Law of Gravitation.
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<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Kepler's laws</span></strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> refer to the motion of planets around the Sun and </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">it offers</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> various insights into the celestial mechanics. It includes the following:</span></p><ul><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">The First Law (Law of Orbits) </span></strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">states that all planets move in elliptical orbits, and the Sun is at one focus. It is against the previous belief that planetary orbits were perfect circles.</span></li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">The Second Law (Law of Areas)</span></strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> states the line joining the Sun and a planet sweeps out equal areas in equal time intervals. It means that the planets near to Sun move faster and the ones at more distance, move slower.</span></li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">The third Law (Law of Periods)</span></strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> says that the square of a planet's orbital period is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit. The mathematical formula is:</span></li></ul><p><img src="https://images.shiksha.com/mediadata/images/1743589579php2II5Ea.jpeg" alt="" width="158" height="63" loading="lazy"></p><div class="photo-widget"><div class="figure"><span data-preserver-spaces="true">These laws are still used in the space exploration and satellite technology as they helped in understanding the planetary motions and also led to the formulation of Newton's Law of Gravitation.</span></div></div>
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