Kepler's planetary laws

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• Kepler, Johannes — born Dec. 27, 1571, Weil der Stadt, Württemberg died Nov. 15, 1630, Regensburg German astronomer. Born into a poor family, he received a scholarship to the University of Tübingen. He received an M.A. in 1594, after which he became a mathematics… …   Universalium

• Kepler's laws of planetary motion — ▪ astronomy       in astronomy and classical physics, laws describing the motions of the planets in the solar system. They were derived by the German astronomer Johannes Kepler, whose analysis of the observations of the 16th century Danish… …   Universalium

• Laws of science — The laws of science are various established scientific laws, or physical laws as they are sometimes called, that are considered universal and invariable facts of the physical world. Laws of science may, however, be disproved if new facts or… …   Wikipedia

• KEPLER, JOHN —    illustrious astronomer, born at Weil der Stadt, Würtemberg, born in poverty; studied at Tübingen chiefly mathematics and astronomy, became lecturer on these subjects at Grätz; joined Tycho Brahé at Prague as assistant, who obtained a pension… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Kepler (disambiguation) — Kepler may refer to: *Johannes Kepler, a key figure in the scientific revolution. Named after him are:Ideas: *Kepler s laws of planetary motion, a set of calculations for the orbits of planets *The Kepler Poinsot polyhedra, a set of geometrical… …   Wikipedia

• Kepler’s laws — of planetary motion, named after their discoverer Johannes Kepler (1571–1630), state: Time to travel from A to X = C to Y Time to travel (E Q E)2 = (EO)3 i. The path of a planet around the sun is an ellipse, and the sun is at one of the foci of… …   Aviation dictionary

• laws of planetary motion — kepler s laws …   Useful english dictionary

• Kepler's laws of planetary motion — In astronomy, Kepler s Laws of Planetary Motion are three mathematical laws that describe the motion of planets in the Solar System. German mathematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) discovered them.Kepler studied the observations… …   Wikipedia

• KEPLER, Johannes — (1571 1630) Employed as an astrologer by Habsburg emperors, Johannes Kepler is best remembered for his discovery of the elliptical orbits of the planets. He was relentless in pursuit of universal harmonies, and his magical conception of the… …   Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary

• Kepler problem — In classical mechanics, Kepler’s problem is a special case of the two body problem, in which the two bodies interact by a central force F that varies in strength as the inverse square of the distance r between them. The force may be either… …   Wikipedia

• Kepler orbit — Gravitational attraction is the force that makes the Solar system stick together with the planets orbiting the Sun and the Moon orbiting the Earth. Isaac Newton formulated the physical law for this gravitational attraction which explained Kepler… …   Wikipedia