Kepler's laws, while powerful, were limited in scope. They are only valid in two body systems. They are not able to consider the gravitational effects of other additional orbiting bodies such as other planets when calculating the orbits for any given planet.
Kepler's laws, while powerful, were limited in scope. They are only valid in two body systems. They are not able to consider the gravitational effects of other additional orbiting bodies such as other planets when calculating the orbits for any given planet.