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In this discussion of Bode's law Dermott considers whether the law could have arisen by chance, and how the near resonances between a number of orbits in the Solar System may have developed.
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DERMOTT, S. Bode's Law and the Resonant Structure of the Solar System. Nature Physical Science 244, 18–21 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci244018a0
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