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When Edmund Halley visited Newton to ask him about orbits, what shape did Newton tell him orbits must have ?

When Edmund Halley visited Newton to ask him about orbits, what shape did Newton tell him orbits must have ?
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When Edmund Halley visited Newton to ask him about orbits, what shape did Newton tell him orbits must have ?

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Newton told him the orbits must have ellipses. Let me know if this helps.
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