Johann Elert Bode ( German: [ˈboːdə]; 19 January 1747 – 23 November 1826) was a German astronomer known for his reformulation and popularisation of the Titius–Bode law. Bode determined the orbit of Uranus and suggested the planet's name. Life and career [ edit] Bode was born in Hamburg.
- German
- Astronomy
- 19 January 1747, Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire
- Titius–Bode law
Jan 15, 2023 · Johann Elert Bode, (born Jan. 19, 1747, Hamburg [Germany]—died Nov. 23, 1826, Berlin), German astronomer best known for his popularization of Bode’s law, or the Titius-Bode rule, an empirical mathematical expression for the relative mean distances between the Sun and its planets.
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German mathematician and astronomer Johann Elert Bode was seemingly born to teach the world about the wonders of astronomy. The child of well-educated parents, Bode early on developed a passion for astronomy and higher mathematics, and only slightly later began publishing accounts of what he had learned and observed.
Feb 28, 2018 · Ultimately, German astronomer Johann Elert Bode (whose observations helped to establish the new object as a planet) named Uranus after an ancient Greek god of the sky. Bode argued that as...
Nov 23, 2022 · On November 23, 1826, German astronomer Johann Elert Bode passed away. Bode is best known for his popularization of the Titius-Bode ‘s 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 .
Mar 6, 2021 · Johann Elert Bode (January 19, 1747 - November 23, 1826) Johann Elert Bode was born on January 19, 1747 in Hamburg, Germany, the son of Johann Jakob Bode (1719-1799), a merchant in Hamburg, and his wife Anna Margarethe b. Kruse (1720-1800), and the first of nine brothers and sisters.
Johann Elert Bode was born on January 19, 1747 in Hamburg, Germany, the son of Johann Jakob Bode (1719-1799), a merchant in Hamburg, and his wife Anna Margarethe b. Kruse (1720-1800), and the first of nine brothers and sisters. He never attended formal school, but was educated by his father, primarily in merchandizing, with the intention to ...