Titius–Bode law
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The Titius–Bode law is a formulaic prediction of spacing between planets in any given planetary system. The formula suggests that, extending outward, each planet should be approximately twice as far f
Johann Daniel Titius (1729–1796)
Johann Elert Bode (1747–1826)
Johann Elert Bode
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Johann Elert Bode 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.
Titius–Bode law
…anticipated the orbits of Ceres (in the asteroid belt) and Uranus, but failed as a predictor of Neptune's orbit. It is named after Johann Daniel Titius and Johann Elert Bode. Later work by Mary Adela Blagg and D. E. Richardson significantly revised the original formula, and made predictions that were subsequently validated…
Bode c. 1800
Front page of a 1772 edition of Anleitung zur Kenntniss des gestirnten Himmels
Section of a plate from Uranographia showing the constellation Orion
Allgemeine Betrachtungen über das Weltgebäude, 1808