학술논문
Forging the planets. (cover story)
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*ASTRONOMY
ORIGIN of the solar system
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ISSN
0037-6604
Abstract
Discusses the origin of the solar system. Astronomers' theory the Sun and planets were born from a rotating disk of cosmic gas and dust; Idea of a solar nebula formulated in 1755 by the Prussian philosopher and physicist Immanuel Kant; Theoretical studies attempting to model stellar collapse and its aftermath; Physical state of the elements before and during the collapse process that formed the solar system.