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What is the basic difference in the arguments related to the origin of the earth given by:

Kant and Laplace

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Kant and Laplace’s Principle: The hypothesis considered that the planets were formed out of a cloud of material associated with a youthful sun, which was slowly rotating. According to this principle which emerged in 1796, the interior of the earth must be gaseous because the earth has originated from gas form.

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Chapter 2: The Origin and Evolution of the Earth - Exercises [Page 19]

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NCERT Fundamentals of Physical Geography [English]
Chapter 2 The Origin and Evolution of the Earth
Exercises | Q 2. (ii) (a) | Page 19
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