8A05.40 - Kepler's Laws

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Code Number:
8A05.40
Demo Title:
Kepler's Laws
Condition:
Excellent
Principle:
Orbital Mechanics
Area of Study:
Astronomy
Procedure:

See also 1L20.60 in Mechanics and 1L20.60/8A05.40 in Astronomy.

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References:
  • Marta R. Stoeckel, "Kepler's Second Law Using Integration by Weighing", TPT, Vol. 61, #5, May 2023, p. 372.
  • Michael J. Ruiz, "Kepler's Third Law Without a Calculator", TPT, #9, Dec. 2004, p. 530.
  • Manfred Bucher, "Kepler's Third Law: Equal Volumes in Equal Times", TPT, Vol. 36, #4, Apr. 1998, p. 212.
  • Harold Cohen, "Testing Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion", TPT, Vol. 36, #1, Jan. 1998, p. 40.
  • Ellis D. Noll, "Kepler's Third Law for Elliptical Orbits", TPT, #1, Jan. 1996, p. 42.
  • Kenneth J. Adney, "Applying Kepler's Third Law", TPT, Vol. 25, #8, Nov. 1987, p. 493.
  • Douglas W. Tiberiis, "Comment on 'Reinventing the Wheel: Hodographic Solutions to the Kepler Problems'", AJP, Vol. 70, #1, Jan. 2002, p. 79.
  • Tomas J. Osler, "An Unusual Approach to Kepler's First Law", AJP, Vol. 69, #10, Oct. 2001, p. 1036.
  • David Derbes, "Reinventing the Wheel: Hodographic Solutions to the Kepler Problems", AJP, Vol. 69, #4, Apr 2001, p. 481. 
  • "This Month in Physics History: May 1618: Kepler's Discovery of Solar System Harmonics", APS News, Vol. 28, #5, May 2019, p. 2, 3.
  • R. W. Pohl, "7. The Kepler Ellipse", Physical Principles of Mechanics and Acoustics, p. 62 - 63.

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