The Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) wanted to constructed. It is interesting to note that he spent his entire lifetim and stars visible to the naked eyes only with a large sextant and yet been invented. His compiled data were analysed later by his 1640) a German astronomer, whereupon he acquired his mentor's 16 years trying to deduce a mathematical model for the motion of data three elegant laws that now go by the name of Kepler's lan were known to Newton, who provided the key that unlocked the great achievement in physical science by proposing the univers
KEPLER'S LAWS
The three basic laws of planetary motion given by Kepler can be sta
1. Law of orbits : All planets move in elliptical orbits, with the
Fig.: An ellipse traced out by a planet around the point is P( Perihelion) and the farthest point i
Note : Kepler's first law was a deviation from Copernican circular orbits.

Ellipse can be drawn by a very simple method using 2 pins, stı the pins into the paper at two points F1 and F2. Tie a string at string taut with the tip of a pencil and then draw a curve by mc we get is called an ellipse. It is clear that the sum of the distar F2 is constant. F1 and F2 are called the Focii of the ellipse. Now, the ellipse both sides at P and A as shown in the figure. The mio of the ellipse O. Half of the length of PA is called semi-major ax
Note: Circles are special cases of ellipse which is formed w

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The Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) wanted to constructed. It is interesting to note that he spent his entire lifetim and stars visible to the naked eyes only with a large sextant and yet been invented. His compiled data were analysed later by his 1640) a German astronomer, whereupon he acquired his mentor's 16 years trying to deduce a mathematical model for the motion of data three elegant laws that now go by the name of Kepler's lan were known to Newton, who provided the key that unlocked the great achievement in physical science by proposing the univers
KEPLER'S LAWS
The three basic laws of planetary motion given by Kepler can be sta
1. Law of orbits : All planets move in elliptical orbits, with the
Fig.: An ellipse traced out by a planet around the point is P( Perihelion) and the farthest point i
Note : Kepler's first law was a deviation from Copernican circular orbits.

Ellipse can be drawn by a very simple method using 2 pins, stı the pins into the paper at two points F1​ and F2​. Tie a string at string taut with the tip of a pencil and then draw a curve by mc we get is called an ellipse. It is clear that the sum of the distar F2​ is constant. F1​ and F2​ are called the Focii of the ellipse. Now, the ellipse both sides at P and A as shown in the figure. The mio of the ellipse O. Half of the length of PA is called semi-major ax
Note: Circles are special cases of ellipse which is formed w

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Question Text	The Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) wanted to constructed. It is interesting to note that he spent his entire lifetim and stars visible to the naked eyes only with a large sextant and yet been invented. His compiled data were analysed later by his 1640) a German astronomer, whereupon he acquired his mentor's 16 years trying to deduce a mathematical model for the motion of data three elegant laws that now go by the name of Kepler's lan were known to Newton, who provided the key that unlocked the great achievement in physical science by proposing the univers KEPLER'S LAWS The three basic laws of planetary motion given by Kepler can be sta 1. Law of orbits : All planets move in elliptical orbits, with the Fig.: An ellipse traced out by a planet around the point is $P ($ Perihelion) and the farthest point i Note : Kepler's first law was a deviation from Copernican circular orbits. Ellipse can be drawn by a very simple method using 2 pins, stı the pins into the paper at two points $F_{1}$ and $F_{2}$ . Tie a string at string taut with the tip of a pencil and then draw a curve by mc we get is called an ellipse. It is clear that the sum of the distar $F_{2}$ is constant. $F_{1}$ and $F_{2}$ are called the Focii of the ellipse. Now, the ellipse both sides at $P$ and $A$ as shown in the figure. The mio of the ellipse $O$ . Half of the length of $P A$ is called semi-major ax Note: Circles are special cases of ellipse which is formed $w$
Updated On	Jan 25, 2023
Topic	Modern Physics
Subject	Physics
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