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    Supports→Planetary motion is irregular rather than uniform on an eccentric circle, contrary to the Copernican assumption.

    Kepler's area law demonstrates empirically that a planet sweeps equal areas in equal times, directly entailing non-uniform angular velocity.

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    • 1.Kepler's second law is empirically verified through astronomical observations of planetary motion over centuries.
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    • 2.Equal areas in equal times mathematically requires varying orbital speeds, since distance from sun varies.
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    • 3.Non-uniform angular velocity directly follows from the area-time relationship without additional theoretical assumptions.
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    • 1.The claim conflates descriptive kinematics with causal explanation; Kepler's law describes motion without explaining why.
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    • 2.Non-uniform angular velocity is a consequence of gravitational force, not something the area law alone 'entails' as fundamental.
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    • 3.The law describes planetary behavior empirically but doesn't establish what physically necessitates this pattern.
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