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elliptical orbit. ... Johannes Kepler published his first two laws about planetary 
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triangle;... [DOC] [TLE] Kepler's First Law of Motion - Elliptical Orbits (Astronomy) - YouTube [PAR] Apr 15, 2015 - 3 min - Uploaded by SocraticaWith his first law of planetary motion, Kepler rejected circular orbits and showed  that an ... [DOC] [TLE] What is the second focus point in Kepler's first law of planetary motion? [PAR] Searching briefly online, I found two interesting things people have discovered 
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that is at. [DOC] [TLE] Notes From Under Sky - The Astronomy Corner [PAR] An intuition for how Kepler's laws lead to an inverse square law for gravity ... out-
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the orbit, Q. These two wedges aren't the same size or shape, but they do have 
one... [DOC] [TLE] newtonian mechanics - Why are orbits elliptical? - Physics Stack ... [PAR] Jun 2, 2011 ... All of the planets are on very nearly circular elliptical orbits. ... In order to have a 
perfectly circular orbit, one must achieve the ... Newton took Keplers laws and 
worked backwards to get the laws of ... orbits that aren't anywhere close to 
circular, but they're more difficult to .... What are oxidation states used for? [DOC] [TLE] PowerPoint Presentation - No Slide Title [PAR] Apr 7, 2009 ... If you have not yet downloaded Homework 2, be sure to get a handout in class 
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Question: Kepler's first law says that planetary orbits aren't circular but have this shape
Answer: Elliptical