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.
The waxing gibbous moon happens when the moon is between a 45 and 90 degree angle with respect to the Earth and Sun. So we are seeing more than half of the moon illuminated and less than half in shadow. The word gibbous refers to phases where the moon is more than half illuminated. âWaxingâ essentially means growing or increasing in illumination. Each evening, as the moonâs orbital motion carries it towards the Earth-sun line, we see more of the moonâs day side. Each lunar cycle begins with a new moon.