Which is the incorrect pair ?

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Accepted Answer

The incorrect pair is Option 4: Meteor hypothesis - Buffon.

Here's why:

*   **Why Option 4 is incorrect:** The Meteor hypothesis is not attributed to Buffon. Buffon is known for his ideas about the origin of the solar system involving a collision between a comet and the Sun, ejecting material that formed the planets. This is more akin to a collision or catastrophic hypothesis, not specifically the "Meteor hypothesis." The Meteor hypothesis, as a distinct and widely recognized theory, doesn't have a strong association with Buffon.

*   **Why Option 1 is correct:** The Gaseous hypothesis is correctly attributed to Immanuel Kant. Kant proposed that the solar system originated from a rotating cloud of gas and dust.

*   **Why Option 2 is correct:** The Planetesimal hypothesis is correctly attributed to Chamberlin and Moulton. They proposed that the planets formed from smaller bodies called planetesimals, which accreted over time.

*   **Why Option 3 is correct:** The Nebular hypothesis is correctly attributed to Laplace. Laplace refined Kant's idea, suggesting that the solar system formed from a rotating nebula that contracted and flattened into a disk.