Kepler's second law

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs law of equal areas
gptkbp:appliesTo elliptical orbits
gptkbp:basisFor conservation of angular momentum
gptkbp:describes motion of planets
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
physics
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Johannes_Kepler
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kepler's second law
gptkbp:implies planet moves faster when closer to the Sun
planet moves slower when farther from the Sun
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Astronomia_Nova
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Kepler's_first_law
gptkb:Kepler's_third_law
gptkbp:state A line joining a planet and the Sun sweeps out equal areas during equal intervals of time
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kepler's_third_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8