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Formation of the Solar System

Question 3 • FHS 2016 TX-Earth and Space Science

In 1687, _____ explained that gravitational forces hold the solar system together.

Answer
A
Newton
B
Copernicus
C
Halley
D
Galileo

Explanation

In 1687, Isaac Newton published the Principia, explaining how gravity acts between objects and helps hold the solar system together. So the correct choice is Newton.

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