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2. Timeline of Solar System astronomy - Wikipedia

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   1796 – Pierre Laplace re-states the nebular hypothesis for the formation of the Solar System from a spinning nebula of gas and dust. [125] 1798 – Henry Cavendish accurately measures the gravitational constant in the laboratory, which allows the mass of the Earth to be derived, and hence the masses of all bodies in the Solar System. [126]

3. Formation and evolution of the Solar System - Wikipedia

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   ~ 50 million years before formation of the Solar System 4.6 bya: If the Solar System formed in an Orion Nebula-like star-forming region, the most massive stars are formed, live their lives, die, and explode in supernova. One particular supernova, called the primal supernova, possibly triggers the formation of the Solar System. [19] [20 ...

4. History of Solar System formation and evolution hypotheses

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   This model posits that, 4.6 billion years ago, the Solar System was formed by the gravitational collapse of a giant molecular cloud spanning several light-years. Many stars, including the Sun, were formed within this collapsing cloud. The gas that formed the Solar System was slightly more massive than the Sun itself.

5. Chamberlin–Moulton planetesimal hypothesis - Wikipedia

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   The Chamberlin–Moulton planetesimal hypothesis was proposed in 1905 by geologist Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin and astronomer Forest Ray Moulton to describe the formation of the Solar System. It was proposed as a replacement for the Laplacian version of the nebular hypothesis that had prevailed since the 19th century.

6. Solar System - Wikipedia

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   The Solar System remains in a relatively stable, slowly evolving state by following isolated, gravitationally bound orbits around the Sun. [28] Although the Solar System has been fairly stable for billions of years, it is technically chaotic, and may eventually be disrupted. There is a small chance that another star will pass through the Solar ...

7. Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons

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   The timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their natural satellites charts the progress of the discovery of new bodies over history. Each object is listed in chronological order of its discovery (multiple dates occur when the moments of imaging, observation, and publication differ), identified through its various designations (including temporary and permanent schemes), and the ...

8. Category : Discovery and exploration of the Solar System

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   Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... History of Solar System formation and evolution hypotheses; I. ... Timeline of discovery of Solar System ...

9. Historical models of the Solar System - Wikipedia

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   The use of the Solar System model began as a resource to signify particular periods during the year as well as a navigation tool which was exploited by many leaders from the past. Astronomers and great thinkers of the past were able to record observations and attempt to formulate a model that accurately interprets the recordings.