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harmonic law [här′män·ik ′lȯ] (astronomy) The third of Kepler's laws, which states that the squares of the periods of revolution of any two planets are proportional to the cubes of their mean distances from the sun. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Because this period can be easily measured, Kepler's third law provides the planets relative distance from the sun but not their absolute distance. |
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