Multiple Choice
Newton's reformulation of Kepler's third law allows us to measure the masses of bodies in orbit around each other, if we can measure:
A) the rotation rate of each object
B) the distances and periods of revolution
C) the eccentricities and semi-major axes
D) the force and the reaction force
E) the sweetness of those fig-filled cookie bars
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