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Read the definitions carefully and identify the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Laws of Planetary Motion IN THE CORRECT ORDER (from top to bottom).
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The three laws of planetary motion, formulated by Johannes Kepler, are as follows:

  1. Kepler's First Law (Law of Ellipses): The orbit of a planet around the sun is an ellipse, with the sun at one of the two foci.

  2. Kepler's Second Law (Law of Equal Areas): A line segment joining a planet and the sun sweeps out equal areas during equal intervals of time.

  3. Kepler's Third Law (Law of Harmonies): The square of the orbital period of a planet is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit.

So, in the correct order:

  1. Kepler's First Law
  2. Kepler's Second Law
  3. Kepler's Third Law