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the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Department of Physics and Astronomy
This site presents Kepler's three laws with diagrams of orbits and a sample calculation illustrating the relation between the period and radius. An interactive applet showing a planet's orbit is included. The user is able to control the size of the orbit, the mass of the planet, and the eccentricity of the orbit.
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![]() <a href="https://www.compadre.org/informal/items/detail.cfm?ID=6294">University of Tennessee, Knoxville Department of Physics and Astronomy. Johannes Kepler: The Laws of Planetary Motion. Knoxville: University of Tennessee, Knoxville Department of Physics and Astronomy.</a>
![]() (University of Tennessee, Knoxville Department of Physics and Astronomy, Knoxville), WWW Document, (http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~blackman/ast104/kepler11.html).
![]() Johannes Kepler: The Laws of Planetary Motion (University of Tennessee, Knoxville Department of Physics and Astronomy, Knoxville), <http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~blackman/ast104/kepler11.html>.
![]() Johannes Kepler: The Laws of Planetary Motion. (n.d.). Retrieved February 9, 2025, from University of Tennessee, Knoxville Department of Physics and Astronomy: http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~blackman/ast104/kepler11.html
![]() University of Tennessee, Knoxville Department of Physics and Astronomy. Johannes Kepler: The Laws of Planetary Motion. Knoxville: University of Tennessee, Knoxville Department of Physics and Astronomy. http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~blackman/ast104/kepler11.html (accessed 9 February 2025).
![]() Johannes Kepler: The Laws of Planetary Motion. Knoxville: University of Tennessee, Knoxville Department of Physics and Astronomy. 9 Feb. 2025 <http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~blackman/ast104/kepler11.html>.
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