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Re: Moon HP and Earth SD
From: Tony Oz
Date: 2018 May 14, 06:03 -0700
From: Tony Oz
Date: 2018 May 14, 06:03 -0700
Dear Max,
No, Kepler first used Mars as a reference point to obtain the figure of the Earth's orbit - and only then (having better precision of Earth's positions) attempted to find the form of the Mars's orbit. Mars has more prominent ellipticity in its orbit than Earth.
Regards,
Tony
