Xiphas Messages 1 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Apr 24, 2007 #1 Can someone explain keplar's third law of planetary motion to me without the math and not to technically, just what does it mean?
Can someone explain keplar's third law of planetary motion to me without the math and not to technically, just what does it mean?
cristo Staff Emeritus Science Advisor Messages 8,145 Reaction score 75 Apr 24, 2007 #2 The square of the time period of a planet's orbit (i.e. the square of the time the planet takes to orbit the sun) is proportional to the cube of the average distance between the planet and the sun.
The square of the time period of a planet's orbit (i.e. the square of the time the planet takes to orbit the sun) is proportional to the cube of the average distance between the planet and the sun.