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CONTENTS PAGE
INTRODUCTION
WHO, HOW AND WHEN IS THE BODE'S LAW DISCOVERED? 1
THE BODE'S LAW
HOW THE BODE'S LAW SATISFIED URANUS 3
HOW THE BODE'S LAW LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF CERES
AND THE ASTEROIDS? 5
Introduction 5
Origin 5
Ceres and the asteroids 6
HOW NEPTUNE AND PLUTO DEFY THE BODE'S LAW 7
THE APPLICATIONS AND VALIDITY OF BODE'S LAW
CAN WE EXPLAIN BODE'S LAW USING GRAVITY? 8
Law of Gravitation 8
Centre of Mass 8
Circular Velocity 9
Three-Body Problem 11
Important applications of gravity in Bode's Law 14
Neptune 15

Source: Aslaksen, Helmer - Department of Mathematics, National University of Singapore

Collections: Mathematics