Bode's law
[ boh-duh z ]
/ ˈboʊ dəz /
noun Astronomy.
a numerical scheme that gives the approximate distance from the sun of the seven inner planets but fails for Neptune and Pluto (now considered a dwarf planet).
Also called
Titius-Bode law.
Origin of Bode's law
1825–35; after Johann E.
Bode (1747–1826), German astronomer, though probably first formulated by Johann D.
Titius (Tietz) (1729–96)
British Dictionary definitions for bode's law
Bode's law
/ (bəʊdz) /
noun
astronomy
an empirical rule relating the distances of the planets from the sun, based on the numerical sequence 0, 3, 6, 12, 24,…. Adding 4 to each number and dividing by 10 gives the sequence 0.4, 0.7, 1, 1.6, 2.8,…, which is a reasonable representation of distances in astronomical units for most planets if the minor planets are counted as a single entity at 2.8
Word Origin for Bode's law
named after Johann Elert
Bode (1747–1826), who in 1772 published the law, formulated by Johann Titius in 1766