College Physics ›› 2017, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (6): 23-24.doi: 10.16854 /j.cnki.1000-0712.2017.06.006

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Calculating the eccentricity of the Earth's orbit by approximate orbital equation

YU Feng-jun   

  1. College of Physics and Electrical Engineering,Anyang Normal University,Anyang,Henan 455000,China
  • Received:2016-07-26 Revised:2016-10-26 Online:2017-06-20 Published:2017-06-20

Abstract: The elliptic orbit equation of the Earth is treated approximately,and then the eccentricity of the orbit is calculated by the Kepler area law and the season length.

Key words: eccentricity, elliptic orbit, approximate method, Kepler law, season