How did Newton generalize Kepler's three laws?

2007-05-13 11:43:58 · 1 answers · asked by JEFFREY S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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Just read his "Principia" and find out. Kepler's laws were derived from fitting data to model equations. This is called "empiricism". While these equations "worked", they lacked a basis from which they could be developed. Newton provided this basis.

2007-05-13 11:49:07 · answer #1 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

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