Understanding Our Universe
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Author: PALEN, Stacy, Kay, Laura, Blumenthal, George (george Ray)
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Chapter 3.1, Problem 3.1CYU
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The speed of planet with respect to the sun at different positions.
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To determine
The two foci of the elliptical path of a planet.
(c)
To determine
The orbit of a planet with a period
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