Meanings
- The hypothesis that the bodies in some orbital systems, including the Sun's, orbit at semimajor axes in a function of planetary sequence.
Synonyms: Bode's law
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe hypothesis that the bodies in some orbital systems, including the Sun's, orbit at semimajor axes in a function of planetary sequence.
Origin
Named for Johann Daniel Titius and Johann Elert Bode.
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