A catastrophic hypothesis, proposed by Thomas Chamberlin and Forest Moulton in 1905, in which the planets of the Solar System are seen to arise from an encounter between the Sun and another star. In this scenario, the gravity of the passing star tears a succession of bolts from the solar surface.
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An American astronomer at the University of Chicago who, together with Moulton, developed a new version of the catastrophic hypothesis about the origin of the planets (see Chamberlin-Moulton planetesimal hypothesis).
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Historically the Chamberlin-Moulton theory was introduced as a replacement of .... theory, much to the annoyance of Chamberlin and Moulton. ...
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T. C. Chamberlin and F. R. Moulton. References. CHAMBERLIN, T.C., J GEOL L 8: 58 (1909). CHAMBERLIN, J GEOLOGY 8: 72 (1900). CHAMBERLIN, YB CARNEGIE I ...
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Chamberlin-Moulton planetesimal hypothesis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chamberlin-Moulton planetesimal hypothesis was proposed in 1905 by geologist Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin and astronomer Forest Ray Moulton to describe the formation of the solar system. It was pr...
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Moulton (crater) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Moulton is a crater on the Moon's far side, just beyond the south-southwestern limb as seen from the Earth. The crater is attached to the southern edge of Chamberlin, and it lies at the northern term...
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I cannot find Chamberlin's first mention of it, but Moulton ('Introduction to ... The theory gradually developed in the hands of Chamberlin and Moulton. ...
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Title: A Geologist among Astronomers: The Rise and Fall of the Chamberlin-Moulton Cosmogony, Part 1; Authors: Brush, S. G. Journal: Journal for the History of Astronomy, Vol. 9, p.1; Bibliographic Code: 1978JHA.....9....1B;
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THE most elaborate structure yet proposed to explain the origin of the solar system is the planetesimal hypothesis by Chamberlin and Moulton. The energy which these investigators have devoted to formulating and testing this hypothesis, in the light of the principles of mechanics, has been commensurate... ... It may happen,
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Biography of Forest Ray Moulton (BB^Y-1952) ... Moulton is best known, however, as the co-author with Thomas C Chamberlin of the Chamberlin-Moulton planetesimal hypothesis of the origin and evolution of the solar system.
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