= Kepler's laws of planetary motion
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Kepler's laws of planetary motion describe the motion of planets around the Sun. These laws were formulated by the German astronomer Johannes Kepler in the early 17th century and are based on careful observational data, particularly that of Tycho Brahe. There are three laws: 1. **Kepler's First Law (Law of Ellipses)**: This law states that the orbit of a planet around the Sun is an ellipse with the Sun at one of its two foci.
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