Who Was the First to Propose Solar System Formation with Gravity

question 14

Multiple Choice

Who was the first to propose solar system formation with gravity as a key component of the hypothesis?

• A) Isaac Newton
• B) René Descartes
• C) Pierre-Simon de Laplace
• D) Georges-Louis de Buffon
• E) Emanuel Swedenborg

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