| − | The '''Titius-Bode Law''' states that the distances of the major satellites of the [[Sun]] follow a definite exponential pattern. It was, until the discovery of [[Neptune]], held to be a valid predictor of the positions of the [[planet]]s. Neptune and Pluto are perhaps the only exceptions to this law among the eleven planetary and [[dwarf planet]]ary bodies in the [[solar system]], but that one exception has convinced mainstream [[Astronomy|astronomers]] to reject the law as invalid. A small number of contrarian astronomers, including at least one creationist, now suggest that the law ought to stand after all.
| + | '''Bode's Law''' notes that the distances of the planets from the [[Sun]] follow a simple mathematical pattern. The law holds true for Mercury, Venus, Earth, the asteroids, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus. Neptune and Pluto are perhaps the only exceptions to this law among the eleven planetary and [[dwarf planet]]ary bodies in the [[solar system]]. |