Estimate the eccentricity e of the earth’s orbit around the sun by taking account of the...

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Estimate the eccentricity e of the earth’s orbit around the sunby taking account of the differing lengths of the seasons. Pleaseshow step by step.

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Perihelion is that point in the elliptical orbit where Earth isclosest to Sun Aphelion is at the opposite end of the ellipsewhere Earth is furthest from SunVariations in season lengths become more extreme aseccentricity    See Answer
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