The timing was very fortuitous since shortly before Bohr and Rutherford met, Rutherford had published a major work showing that the bulk of the mass of an atom resided in the nucleus.
Ang timing ay lubhang nagkataon dahil ilang sandali bago Bohr at Rutherford matugunan, Rutherford ay nai-publish ng isang pangunahing gawain na nagpapakita na ang bulk ng masa ng isang atom nanirahan sa simula.