Science of Yesteryear: March 8th, 2010

Posted by: Danny  :  Category: Astronomy, Science, Science of Yesteryear
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On this day in 1618, Johannes Kepler formulated his Third Law of Planetary Motion. This third law states that “the square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit.”

Important stuff, this.

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