Kepler's equation
English
editEtymology
editNamed after Johannes Kepler (1571–1630), German mathematician and astronomer.
Proper noun
edit- (astronomy, celestial mechanics) the mathematical relationship between the mean anomaly (M) and the eccentric anomaly (E) of a planet in an elliptical orbit with eccentricity ( ).
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