Kepler's equation

For specific applications of Kepler's equation, see Kepler's laws of planetary motion.
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In orbital mechanics, Kepler's equation relates various geometric properties of the orbit of a body subject to a central force.

It was derived by Johannes Kepler in 1609 in Chapter 60 of his Astronomia nova,[1][2] and in book V of his Epitome of Copernican Astronomy (1621) Kepler proposed an iterative solution to the equation.[3][4] This equation and its solution, however, first appeared in a 9th-century work by Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi, which dealt with problems of parallax.[5][6][7][8] The equation has played an important role in the history of both physics and mathematics, particularly classical celestial mechanics.

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  2. ^ Aaboe, Asger (2001). Episodes from the Early History of Astronomy. Springer. pp. 146–147. ISBN 978-0-387-95136-2.
  3. ^ Kepler, Johannes (1621). "Libri V. Pars altera.". Epitome astronomiæ Copernicanæ usitatâ formâ Quæstionum & Responsionum conscripta, inq; VII. Libros digesta, quorum tres hi priores sunt de Doctrina Sphæricâ (in Latin). pp. 695–696.
  4. ^ Swerdlow, Noel M. (2000). "Kepler's Iterative Solution to Kepler's Equation". Journal for the History of Astronomy. 31 (4): 339–341. Bibcode:2000JHA....31..339S. doi:10.1177/002182860003100404. S2CID 116599258.
  5. ^ Colwell, Peter (1993). Solving Kepler's Equation Over Three Centuries. Willmann-Bell. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-943396-40-8.
  6. ^ Dutka, J. (1997-07-01). "A note on "Kepler's equation"". Archive for History of Exact Sciences. 51 (1): 59–65. Bibcode:1997AHES...51...59D. doi:10.1007/BF00376451. S2CID 122568981.
  7. ^ North, John (2008-07-15). Cosmos: An Illustrated History of Astronomy and Cosmology. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-59441-5.
  8. ^ Livingston, John W. (2017-12-14). The Rise of Science in Islam and the West: From Shared Heritage to Parting of The Ways, 8th to 19th Centuries. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-58926-0.