Cosmic Perspective Fundamentals
Cosmic Perspective Fundamentals
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780134988504
Author: Bennett, Jeffrey O., Donahue, M. (megan), SCHNEIDER, Nicholas, Voit, Mark
Publisher: Pearson,
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Explain all answers clearly, with complete sentences and proper essay structure, if needed. An asterisk (*) designates a quantitative problem, for which you should show all your work.

What are the Odds? The fact that all the planets orbit the Sun in the same direction is cited as support for the nebular hypothesis. Imagine that there’s a different hypothesis under which planets can be created orbiting the Sun in either direction. Under this hypothesis, what is the problibility that eight planets would end up travelling in the same direction? (Hint: It’s the same as the probability of flipping a coin eight times and getting all heads.)

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