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      • Bode’s law, empirical rule giving the approximate distances of planets from the Sun. It was first announced in 1766 by the German astronomer Johann Daniel Titius but was popularized only from 1772 by his countryman Johann Elert Bode.
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  2. Origin and history. Johann Daniel Titius (1729–1796) Johann Elert Bode (1747–1826) The first mention of a series approximating Bode's law is found in a textbook by D. Gregory (1715): [2]

  3. Bode’s law, empirical rule giving the approximate distances of planets from the Sun. It was first announced in 1766 by the German astronomer Johann Daniel Titius but was popularized only from 1772 by his countryman Johann Elert Bode. Once suspected to have some significance regarding the formation.

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  4. 3 days ago · Quick Reference. A numerical sequence announced by J. E. Bode in 1772 which matches the distances from the Sun of the six planets then known. It is also known as the Titius–Bode law, as it was first pointed out by the German mathematician Johann Daniel Titius (1729–96) in 1766.

  5. Nov 23, 2022 · Bode first makes mention of it in the Anleitung zur Kenntniss des gestirnten Himmels in a footnote, and although it is often officially called the Titius–Bode law, it is also commonly just called Bode’s law.

  6. www.encyclopedia.com › astronomy-general › bodes-lawBodes Law | Encyclopedia.com

    May 8, 2018 · Bode's law In astronomy, empirical numerical relationship for the mean distances of the planets from the Sun, named after the German astronomer Johann Bode (1747–1826). If 4 is added to the sequence 0, 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, and 192, the result corresponds reasonably with the mean planetary distances – Earth 's distance being equal to 10.

  7. Jan 2, 2021 · Johann Daniel Titius (1729-17969. On January 2, 1729, German astronomer Johann Daniel Titius was born. He is best known for formulating the Titius–Bode law, a hypothesis that the bodies in some orbital systems, including the Sun’s, orbit at semi-major axes in a function of planetary sequence.

  8. May 8, 2018 · Astronomy and Space Exploration. Astronomy: General. Titius-Bode law. views 2,741,859 updated May 08 2018. Titius-Bode law (Bode's law) An empirical arithmetical relationship between the distances of the planets from the Sun.

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