AaS! 48: Why are Kepler's Laws important?

Ask a Spaceman!

Paul M. Sutter

Astrophysics, Science, Cosmos, Holes, Black, Astronomy, Natural Sciences, Universe, Cosmology, Space, Physics

4.8 • 853 Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2017

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Why are Kepler’s Laws important? What was Kepler trying to understand? What connection did Kepler think he was making? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!

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0:51.9	Go to astro touring.com. Astro touring, I-N-G at the end.com to check out more
0:59.7	info. It's a trip with me and Fraser Kane doing science, having an adventure in Iceland.
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1:09.1	please. And also, you can help support the show
1:11.6	on patreon.com slash p.m. Sutter. That's how the show keeps going and doing its things. Now,
1:17.3	we have a simple goal with this show, complete knowledge of time and space. And on that road,
1:23.1	to complete knowledge of time and space, we have today's questions from Twitter at SC Online
1:27.8	Teacher asking, can you talk about Kepler's laws and they're not sure how to make it fun?
1:35.6	Well, challenge accepted. Now, you see, I know my download counts for the episodes.
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