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1
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Theory that put the sun at the center of the universe.

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Heliocentric

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2
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The gradual change in scientific thought altered prehistoric knowledge.

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Scientific Revolution

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3
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A Greek word means love of wisdom and answers questions about knowledge, values, existence, reason, mind, and language.

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philosophia

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It served as the foundation of science during the ancient period and helped in explaining the clarification of thoughts in logical patterns.

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Philosophy

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5
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A study deals with the relationships and effects of social interactions, political views, and cultural expressions in scientific research, technological advancements, and innovations.

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Science, Technology, and Society or STS

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6
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The founding father of psychoanalysis

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Sigmund Freud

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7
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Father of modern observational astronomy

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Galileo Galilei

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8
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Babylonians’ form of writing.

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Cuneiform

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9
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It was considered as one of the long-lost ancient civilizations.

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Mayan Civilization

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10
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The Father of Western Philosophy.

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Aristotle

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11
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They were known for their strong political and military dynasties.

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Babylonian Civilization

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12
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A Mayan calendar consist of 365 days per year.

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Haab

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13
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Its purpose is to transform the forbidden wish into a non-threatening form.

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Dreamwork

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14
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A method for treating mental illness and a theory explaining human behavior.

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Psychoanalysis

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15
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A Greek mathematician who discovered the value of Pi.

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Archimedes

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16
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It was a counting system of the Babylonian civilization.

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Sexagesimal

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17
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Law of motion that states, “a body at rest tends to stay at rest, a body in motion tends to stay in motion unless compelled to change by an applied force”.

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Law of inertia

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18
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Law of motion that states, “for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction”.

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Law of interaction

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19
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Law of motion that states, “the change in motion is proportional to the applied force and takes place in the straight line by which the force is applied”.

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Law of acceleration

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20
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Ancient civilization that was known for architecture and engineering.

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Egyptian Civilization

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21
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True or false. The manifest content is the symbolic meaning of a dream.

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True

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22
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True or false. Charles Darwin explains the theory of the person’s behavior and interprets dreams.

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False

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23
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True or false. Mummification is the process of preserving the body during ancient Greek civilization.

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False- Egyptian

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24
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True or false. Poppy seeds contain morphine and codeine that is good as pain reliever drug.

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True

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25
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True or false. Nicolaus Copernicus propounded the heliocentric theory.

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True

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26
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True or false. Elements is the book in mathematics that lasts for 2000 years wrote by Euclid

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True

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27
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True or false. Aristotle is the father of modern observational astronomy.

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False. Galileo Galilei

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28
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True or false. The Law of Ellipses is one of Kepler’s Law of Planetary Motion

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True

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29
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True or false. Condensation is the joining of two or more ideas/images into one.

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True

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30
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True or false. Displacement takes place when transforming the person or object we are really concerned about into someone or something else.

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True

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31
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It involves the rational use of one’s individual human potentialities, including talents, abilities and virtues.

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Human flourishing

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32
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A period in human history that characterized by the shift from traditional industry to industrial revolution.

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Information age

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33
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Laws of robotics which state that a robot may not injure a human being, or through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

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Zeroth first law

34
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It is referred to as “living within an optimal range of human flourishing.”

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Flourishing

35
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A Latin word which means to give form, shape or character to something.

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Informare

36
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Concept of human flourishing where the focus is on the community that an individual should sacrifice himself for the sake of the society.

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Eastern civilization

37
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It is a term coined by Aristotle meaning good-spirited

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Eudaimonia

38
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It pertains in feeling of satisfaction when you are with someone.

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Happiness

39
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It penalized and punished acts related to a computer system.

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Cybercrime law

40
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It’s the era when transmission of information is mostly by word-of-mouth.

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Pre-gutenberg era

41
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Give the deficit word of the virtue generosity.

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Stinginess

42
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The following is the essence of the technology except one.

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Technology is simply the practical appliccation of natural science

43
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The first internet during 1969

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Arpanet

44
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He invented the computer mouse during 1963

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Douglas Engelbert

45
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The year when Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce invented the integrated circuit or computer chip.

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1958

46
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A virtue which describes as an individual who can handle the truth in a right manner with honesty to the others and self also.

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Truthfulness

47
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Character that a scientist must posses

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Honest

48
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School of thoughts saying ‘eat, drunk, and be merry for tomorrow we die’.

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Hedonism

49
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A field of nanoscience focusing on research and innovation of nanomaterials

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Nanotechnology

50
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School of thoughts that generate happiness in distancing oneself and practicing apathy.

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Stoicism

51
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interdisciplinary viewpoint that promotes scientific analyses from various fields and complements research as humans’ endeavors.

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STS

52
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Have intimate relationships with each other in explaining wonders about life.

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Philosophy and Science

53
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described science as “cognition of needs.”

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Kosambi (1977)

54
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non-repetitive calendar starting from the beginning of the Mayan Period. It counted single days for completing the approximate 360 days of the year in a base 20 and base 18 methods.

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Long Count

55
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calendar of 260 days consisting of one to 13-
day and 20-day names. It is influenced by the agricultural process and planet Venus positioning.

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Tzolk’ in (divine timetable)

56
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when both Tzolk’ in and Haab are given on a particular date that repeats every 18,980 days (52 years) (Hurst et al. 2002).

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Calendar Round

57
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conversion of information into something that can be processed and stored in a computer

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Digitization

58
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information and technology are now compact and accessible anywhere

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Mobilization

59
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a shift from pen and paper to the use of screens; virtual and augmented realities

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Screentification

60
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removal of intermediaries in business transactions; customers can now directly transact with businesses

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Disintermediation

61
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digital transformation or technology morphing into its upgraded version

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Transformation

62
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use of artificial intelligence and machine learning

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Intelligization

63
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manual processes are accurately done instantly

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Automation

64
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transforming something tangible into a digital form; decentralization is related to this megashift

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Virtualization

65
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related to intelligization, predictive models are employed by computers to anticipate data and events

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Anticipation

66
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combination of all other megashifts

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Robotization

67
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School of thoughts.
The matter is what makes us attain happiness.
Most people cling on to material wealth as the primary source of the meaning of their existence

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Materialism

68
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School of thoughts.
Base their life goals on beliefs that hinged on some form of supernatural reality
The ultimate basis of happiness for theists is communication with God.

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Theism

69
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School of thoughts.
The freedom of man to carve his destiny and legislate his laws, free from the shackles of a God that monitors and controls.

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Humanism

70
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Aristotle has significant contributions to what fields:

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Physics, Astronomy, Geology, Biology and Psychology

71
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Cell theory was discovered by

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Robert Hooke

72
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Who discovered telescope

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Galileo Galilei

73
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Who discovered microscope

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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

74
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He was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution.

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Charles Darwin

75
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Who proposed atomic theory

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John Dalton

76
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founder of modern chemistry,

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Robert Boyle

77
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discoverer of the process of pasteurization and vaccines

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Louis Pasteur

78
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The Father of Genetics and formulated the “Theory of
Heritability

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Gregor Mendel

79
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The time required for a planet to orbit the Sun, called its period, is proportional to long axis of the ellipse raised to the 3/2 power.
The constant of proportionality is the same for all the planets.

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The Law of Harmony

80
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All planets move in elliptical orbits, with the Sun at one focus.

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The law of Ellipses

81
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A line that connects a planet to the Sun sweeps out equal areas in equal times.

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The Law of Equal Areas in Equal Time

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