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Which scientist determined that the farther a planet is from the sun, the longer it takes to orbit the sun?

Copernicus
Halley
Kepler
Doppler

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Answer: Kepler

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User Yprez
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I would have to say Kepler. His 3rd law says T^2=a^3 where T is the period in days and a is the distance from the object to the sun(1 Astronomical Unit for Earth). So, if you increase your a, you increase your T automatically.
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