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Kepler's Notebook

Interactions
  • Drag a planet and let go: it follows the conic its new position and velocity give, or escapes and a new one is drawn in
  • Click the comet: it is lifted off the page and sent round the sun again on a new long orbit
  • Click the sun: its mass beats twice, pencil conics tighten and relax, and the orbits settle back
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