planetesimal hypothesis
/ (ˌplænɪˈtɛsɪməl) /
the discredited theory that the close passage of a star to the sun caused many small bodies (planetesimals) to be drawn from the sun, eventually coalescing to form the planets
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How to use planetesimal hypothesis in a sentence
Let us now inquire briefly into the bearing of this planetesimal hypothesis upon the early geological history of the earth.
Geology | William J. MillerBut the planetesimal hypothesis has no room for this enormous percentage of carbon-dioxide in the primitive atmosphere.
The Story of Evolution | Joseph McCabeSuch, then, is the mechanism of the first phase in the history of a spiral nebula according to the planetesimal hypothesis.
Curiosities of the Sky | Garrett Serviss
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