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 Planetary Motion Summary
1,150 words, approx. 4 pages Ancient astronomers subscribed to the geocentric model of the Universe, believing that all heavenly objects revolved the Earth. These observers knew that five objects moved relative to the fixed stars, and they named them "planets," after the Greek... summary from source:
 Orbits Summary
1,019 words, approx. 3 pagesOrbits are the pathways taken by objects under the influence of the gravity of another object. These trajectories are governed by the fundamental laws of gravity and the motion of the object. The ability to calculate the orbit of an object, be it a... summary from source:
 Orbit
609 words, approx. 2 pagesin astronomy, path of a body revolving around an attracting centre of mass, as a planet around the Sun or a satellite around a planet. In the 17th century, Johannes Kepler and Isaac Newton discovered the basic physical laws governing orbits; in the... summary from source:
 
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 Science News Elliptical orbits may be planetary norm.(Brief Article)
12/11/1999: 345 words, approx. 1 pages Astronomers have found indirect evidence for another six planets orbiting nearby, sunlike stars. That brings to 28 the number of known planets outside the solar system. All six have highly elongated orbits--far more elliptical than the paths of Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, and... summary from source:
Science News Chaos in clockwork: uncovering traces of chaos in planetary orbits.
02/22/1992: 2,189 words, approx. 7 pages There's something both reassuring and dready about the notion of the solar system's planets whirling endlessly around the sun, keeping forever to their approximately elliptical orbits. But the solar system isn't quite as placid or predictable as this classic image suggests. Strikingly...
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