NOUN | cognition | harmonic law, Kepler's third law | a law stating that the ratio of the square of the revolutionary period (in years) to the cube of the orbital axis (in astronomical units) is the same for all planets |
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Meaning | A law stating that the ratio of the square of the revolutionary period (in years) to the cube of the orbital axis (in astronomical units) is the same for all planets. | |
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Synonym | Kepler's third law | |
Broader | Kepler's law, Kepler's law of planetary motion | (astronomy) one of three empirical laws of planetary motion stated by Johannes Kepler |
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