BODE'S LAW


Meaning of BODE'S LAW in English

[ 'bəʊdz , 'bəʊdəz ]

■ noun Astronomy an empirical formula by which the distances of the first seven planets from the sun are roughly derived in terms of powers of two.

Origin

C19: named after the German astronomer Johann E. Bode .

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