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Titius -Bode Law: Where Are the Planets?

Titius -Bode Law: Where Are the Planets?. Pre-May Seminar February 14, 2011. Johann Titius (1729-1796) and Johann Bode (1747-1826). T-B Predictions: 0.4 + 0.3*k. PLANET k T-B Distance (AU) Real Distance (AU) Mercury 0 0.4 0.39 Venus 1 0.7 0.72

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Titius -Bode Law: Where Are the Planets?

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  1. Titius-Bode Law:Where Are the Planets? Pre-May Seminar February 14, 2011

  2. Johann Titius (1729-1796) and Johann Bode (1747-1826)

  3. T-B Predictions: 0.4 + 0.3*k • PLANET k T-B Distance (AU) Real Distance (AU) • Mercury 0 0.4 0.39 • Venus 1 0.7 0.72 • Earth 2 1.0 1.00 • Mars 4 1.6 1.52 • ? 8 2.8 ? • Jupiter 16 5.2 5.20 • Saturn 32 10.0 9.54 • ? 64 19.6 ? • ? 128 38.8 ? • ? 256 77.2 ?

  4. Uranus (1781) • PLANET k T-B Distance (AU) Real Distance (AU) • Mercury 0 0.4 0.39 • Venus 1 0.7 0.72 • Earth 2 1.0 1.00 • Mars 4 1.6 1.52 • ? 8 2.8 ? • Jupiter 16 5.2 5.20 • Saturn 32 10.0 9.54 • Uranus 64 19.6 19.20 • ? 128 38.8 ? • ? 256 77.2 ?

  5. Ceres (1801) • PLANET k T-B Distance (AU) Real Distance (AU) • Mercury 0 0.4 0.39 • Venus 1 0.7 0.72 • Earth 2 1.0 1.00 • Mars 4 1.6 1.52 • Ceres 8 2.8 2.77 • Jupiter 16 5.2 5.20 • Saturn 32 10.0 9.54 • Uranus 64 19.6 19.20 • ? 128 38.8 ? • ? 256 77.2 ?

  6. Neptune (1846) • PLANET k T-B Distance (AU) Real Distance (AU) • Mercury 0 0.4 0.39 • Venus 1 0.7 0.72 • Earth 2 1.0 1.00 • Mars 4 1.6 1.52 • Ceres 8 2.8 2.77 • Jupiter 16 5.2 5.20 • Saturn 32 10.0 9.54 • Uranus 64 19.6 19.20 • Neptune 128 38.8 30.06 • ? 256 77.2 ?

  7. Titius-Bode Abandoned • PLANET k T-B Distance (AU) Real Distance (AU) • Mercury 0 0.4 0.39 • Venus 1 0.7 0.72 • Earth 2 1.0 1.00 • Mars 4 1.6 1.52 • Ceres 8 2.8 2.77 • Jupiter 16 5.2 5.20 • Saturn 32 10.0 9.54 • Uranus 64 19.6 19.20 • Neptune 128 38.8 30.06 • Pluto 256 77.2 39.44

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