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Kepler's three laws describe the geometry and timing of planetary orbits: planets move on ellipses with the Sun at one focus, sweep out equal areas in equal times, and obey a relationship between orbital period and orbital size.
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Newtonian gravity supplies the inward acceleration that continuously bends inertial motion into an orbit.
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