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Also Known As	Titius–Bode law

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Johann Daniel Titius

Prussian astronomer

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Johann Elert Bode

German astronomer

Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) Polish astronomer. In 1543 he published, forward proof of a Heliocentric (sun centered) universe. Coloured stipple engraving published London 1802. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi.

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