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  2. Nebular hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    The nebular hypothesis is the most widely accepted ... The theory was developed by Immanuel Kant and published in ... and then modified in 1796 by Pierre Laplace.

  3. History of Solar System formation and evolution hypotheses

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    The nebular hypothesis was first proposed in 1734 by Swedish scientist Emanuel Swedenborg [6] and later expanded upon by Prussian philosopher Immanuel Kant in 1755. A similar hypothesis was independently formulated by the Frenchman Pierre-Simon Laplace in 1796. [7]

  4. Pierre-Simon Laplace - Wikipedia

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    Laplace developed the nebular hypothesis of the formation of the Solar System, first suggested by Emanuel Swedenborg and expanded by Immanuel Kant. This hypothesis remains the most widely accepted model in the study of the origin of planetary systems. According to Laplace's description of the hypothesis, the Solar System evolved from a globular ...

  5. Universal Natural History and Theory of the Heavens - Wikipedia

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    Kant proposes the nebular hypothesis, in which solar systems are the result of nebulae (interstellar clouds of dust) coalescing into accretion disks and then forming suns and their planets. [4] He also discusses comets, and postulates that the Milky Way is only one of many galaxies.

  6. Geology of solar terrestrial planets - Wikipedia

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    The Solar System is believed to have formed according to the nebular hypothesis, first proposed in 1755 by Immanuel Kant and independently formulated by Pierre-Simon Laplace. [2] This theory holds that 4.6 billion years ago the Solar System formed from the gravitational collapse of a giant molecular cloud. This initial cloud was likely several ...

  7. Formation and evolution of the Solar System - Wikipedia

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    This model, known as the nebular hypothesis, was first developed in the 18th century by Emanuel Swedenborg, Immanuel Kant, and Pierre-Simon Laplace. Its subsequent development has interwoven a variety of scientific disciplines including astronomy, chemistry, geology, physics, and planetary science.

  8. Timeline of cosmological theories - 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. [75] 1826 – Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers puts forth Olbers' paradox.

  9. Wikipedia:Today's featured article/June 7, 2008 - Wikipedia

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    This widely accepted model, known as the nebular hypothesis, was first developed in the 18th century by Emanuel Swedenborg, Immanuel Kant, and Pierre-Simon Laplace. Beginning with the initial formation, the Solar System has evolved considerably.