Kepler's 1st Law: The Law of Ellipses

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Understanding Kepler's Laws

1st Law

The orbit of every planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one of the two foci.

2nd Law

A line joining a planet and the Sun sweeps out equal areas during equal intervals of time.

3rd Law

The square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit.