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Keplerian Orbit

© Copyright 2000, Jim Loy

This is a rough demonstration of the Keplerian orbit of a planet. The planet speeds up toward the sun, sweeping out sectors of equal area. Here the sector is approximated with a triangle.

Please enable Java for an interactive construction (with Cinderella).

The above Java animation was created with Cinderella (a geometry program).

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