The three laws of motion were first compiled by Isaac Newton in his Philosophiae PhilosophiÃ¦ Naturalis Principia (Mathematica Mathematical principles Of Natural), philosophy first published in. 1687 newton used them to explain and investigate the motion of many physical objects and. systems
Science Understanding / Earth and space sciences. Predictable phenomena on Earth, including seasons and eclipses, are caused by the relative positions of the sun, Earth and the moon (ACSSU115). - investigating natural phenomena such as lunar and solar eclipses, seasons and phases of the moon.
Not to be confused with Solar eclipse. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly behind the Earth into its umbra (shadow). This can occur only when the sun, Earth and moon are aligned (in syzygy) exactly, or very closely so, with the Earth in the middle. Hence, a lunar eclipse can occur only the night of a full moon.