- Kepler's first law
- nouna law stating that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse with the sun at one focus of the ellipse• Hypernyms: ↑Kepler's law, ↑Kepler's law of planetary motion
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Kepler's laws of planetary motion — In astronomy, Kepler s Laws of Planetary Motion are three mathematical laws that describe the motion of planets in the Solar System. German mathematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) discovered them.Kepler studied the observations… … Wikipedia
Kepler's law — noun (astronomy) one of three empirical laws of planetary motion stated by Johannes Kepler • Syn: ↑Kepler s law of planetary motion • Topics: ↑astronomy, ↑uranology • Hypernyms: ↑law, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Kepler's law of planetary motion — noun (astronomy) one of three empirical laws of planetary motion stated by Johannes Kepler • Syn: ↑Kepler s law • Topics: ↑astronomy, ↑uranology • Hypernyms: ↑law, ↑law of nature … Useful english dictionary
Kepler, Johannes — born Dec. 27, 1571, Weil der Stadt, Württemberg died Nov. 15, 1630, Regensburg German astronomer. Born into a poor family, he received a scholarship to the University of Tübingen. He received an M.A. in 1594, after which he became a mathematics… … Universalium
Kepler , Johannes — (1571–1630) German astronomer The grandfather of Kepler had been the local burgomaster but his father seems to have been a humble soldier away on military service for most of Kepler s early youth. His mother was described by Kepler as… … Scientists
KEPLER, Johannes — (1571 1630) Employed as an astrologer by Habsburg emperors, Johannes Kepler is best remembered for his discovery of the elliptical orbits of the planets. He was relentless in pursuit of universal harmonies, and his magical conception of the… … Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
Kepler's laws of planetary motion — ▪ astronomy in astronomy and classical physics, laws describing the motions of the planets in the solar system. They were derived by the German astronomer Johannes Kepler, whose analysis of the observations of the 16th century Danish… … Universalium
Kepler's laws — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Law — (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See {Lie} to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Law binding — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
