bode's law

bode's law
\\ˈbōdəz-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized B
Etymology: after Johann E. Bode died 1826 German astronomer
: an empirical rule of astronomy: the approximate relative distances of most of the planets (excluding Mercury and Neptune but including the asteroid Ceres) from the sun are given in terms of the astronomical unit by means of the formula D=0.3(2)(n-1)+0.4 where D is the distance and n is the number of the planet in order outward from the sun (as Venus=1)

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/boh"deuhz/, Astron.
a numerical scheme that gives the approximate distance from the sun of the seven inner planets but fails for Neptune and Pluto. Also called Titius-Bode law.
[1825-35; after Johann E. Bode (1747-1826), German astronomer, though prob. first formulated by Johann D. Titius (Tietz) (1729-96)]

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Bode's law (astronomy)
A rule popularized by Johann Bode (1747–1826, German astronomer) but first announced by Johann Titius (1729–96), which states that the distances of the planets from the sun in astronomical units is found by adding 4 to the series 0, 3, 6, 12, 24,… and dividing the number so obtained by 10
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