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Arguments differences of Laplace and Kant

Question: 

What is the basic difference in the arguments related to the origin of the earth is given by Laplace and Kant.

Answer: 

Kant and Laplace both contributed to shaping the "Nebular Hypothesis", the oldest hypothesis that explained the Origin of the planet and our solar system.

As per Emmanuel Kant( German Philosopher), 

  • The solar system starts forming from a large cloud of dispersible particles called Nebula.
  • Gravitation pull between particles starts colliding and sticking and as a result of some particles becoming larger and later they formed stars, planets, etc.
Limitation of Kant's nebular hypothesis:
  • Not able to explain why the planet moving in the same direction
  • Not able to explain the satellite formation.

Laplace Nebular Hypothesis:

Laplace( French Mathematician) in 1796, modified Kant Nebular Theory,
As per Laplace:
  • Sun Already formed, the young stage of the sun is called the primitive sun.
  • These were large gases atmosphere rotation around the primitive sun at a very large distance.
  • Sun starts cooling and contracting.
  • The decrease in the size of the Sun leads to an increase in the Sun's rotational velocity.
  • Some ring materials left around the atmosphere and started forming concentric rings.
  • Eight concentric rings formed in our solar system.
  • The planet was formed in each concentric ring.
  • In the same way, there were concentric rings around the primitive planet, and satellites were formed from the concentric rings.
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