Articlesj1-2k8-mtH10: Using Kepler's Orrery for teaching Planetary Science
Kepler's Orrery is an interactive gravity simulator that composes & plays generative music while visually demonstrating the physics of gravitational attraction.
http://www.art.net/simran/GenerativeMusic/Kepler.html
http://keplers-orrery.dev.java.net
Not only is Kepler's Orrery a pleasing simulation for the eye and the ear, but it can be used as a powerful tool to teach gravity and how delicate of a balance our solar system is in.
Aug. 29, 2008
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