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Q: Which scientist modified the nebular hypothesis in 1796?
  • A. Neville Chamberlain
  • B. Edwin Hubble
  • C. Harold Jeffrey
  • D. Pierre Laplace
Correct Answer: Option D - A large number of hypothesis were presented by various philosophers and scientists regarding the origin of the Earth. One of the first and popular arguments was that of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant. Mathematician Laplace modified it in 1796 AD. This is known as nebular hypothesis. • Laplace imagined that the planets had condensed from the primitive solar atmosphere. • It was originally extended far beyond the limits of the present-day system. • There was a Nebula formed by interstellar dust and cloud. → The Nebula started to collapse and condense. → The nebula flattened into a disk called the Protoplanetary Disk. → The solar system started forming.
D. A large number of hypothesis were presented by various philosophers and scientists regarding the origin of the Earth. One of the first and popular arguments was that of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant. Mathematician Laplace modified it in 1796 AD. This is known as nebular hypothesis. • Laplace imagined that the planets had condensed from the primitive solar atmosphere. • It was originally extended far beyond the limits of the present-day system. • There was a Nebula formed by interstellar dust and cloud. → The Nebula started to collapse and condense. → The nebula flattened into a disk called the Protoplanetary Disk. → The solar system started forming.

Explanations:

A large number of hypothesis were presented by various philosophers and scientists regarding the origin of the Earth. One of the first and popular arguments was that of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant. Mathematician Laplace modified it in 1796 AD. This is known as nebular hypothesis. • Laplace imagined that the planets had condensed from the primitive solar atmosphere. • It was originally extended far beyond the limits of the present-day system. • There was a Nebula formed by interstellar dust and cloud. → The Nebula started to collapse and condense. → The nebula flattened into a disk called the Protoplanetary Disk. → The solar system started forming.