Table 3.4.1: Kepler’s Third Law
Reference from the original Physics I textbook.
- Table 3.4.1: Kepler’s Third Law
Table 3.4.1: Orbital periods and semimajor axes Planet Period T (yr) Semimajor axis a (AU) T²/a³ (yr²/AU³) Mercury 0.241 0.39 0.98 Venus 0.615 0.72 1.01 Earth 1.00 1.00 1.00 Mars 1.88 1.52 1.01 Jupiter 11.8 5.20 0.99 Saturn 29.5 9.54 1.00 Uranus 84 19.18 1.00 Neptune 165 30.06 1.00 - Related Glossary Terms
Kepler's First Law, Kepler's Second Law, Kepler's Third Law, Kepler’s First Law Equation
Reviewed physics notes (1)
These corrections keep the original lesson’s purpose while fixing errors in the source edition.
- Venus semimajor axis is about 0.72 AU; source 0.12 AU contradicts its own Kepler ratio. — Reference 1