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Bridges, Richard – Physics Education, 1995
Describes how to fit binocular observations of the planets to a theoretical model of circular orbits using a modern computer spreadsheet, from which fundamental data about the solar system may be deduced. (AIM)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Computer Software, Earth Science, Physics

Bridges, Richard – Physics Education, 1995
Describes how a spreadsheet is used to fit a circular orbit model to observations of Jupiter's moons made with a small telescope. Kepler's Third Law and the inverse square law of gravity are observed. (AIM)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Computer Software, Earth Science, Physics