Which of the following is not one of Kepler's rules for planetary bodies? A. A planet's orbit is an ellipse with the Sun at one of the two center-points. B. A line segment connecting a planet and the sun makes an equal area outside during equal intervals of time. C. The square of the orbital period of a planet is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit. D. The orbital period depends on the mass of the planet

Which of the following is not one of Kepler's rules for planetary bodies? A. A planet's orbit is an ellipse with the Sun at one of the two center-points. B. A line segment connecting a planet and the sun makes an equal area outside during equal intervals of time. C. The square of the orbital period of a planet is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit. D. The orbital period depends on the mass of the planet Correct Answer D 

The correct answer is D.

  • German mathematician and astronomer "Kepler" gave three laws of 'planetary motion'.
  • The geocentric concept was given by the famous astronomer 'Claudius Toulmi' of Egypt.
  • According to which 'Earth is at the centre of the universe and the Sun and other planets revolve around it.'
  • The 'Heliocentric concept' was propounded by 'Copernicus'.
  • According to them, 'The Sun is at the centre of the universe and other planets including the Earth revolve around it'.

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The letters P, Q, R, S, T and U are to be placed one per vertex on a regular convex hexagon, but not necessarily in the same order. Consider the following statements: The line segment joining R and S is longer than the line segment joining P and Q. The line segment joining R and S is perpendicular to the line segment joining P and Q. The line segment joining R and U is parallel to the line segment joining T and Q. Based on the above statements, which one of the following options is CORRECT?