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planetesimal hypothesis

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Definition of PLANETESIMAL HYPOTHESIS

:  a hypothesis in astronomy: the planets have evolved by aggregation from planetesimals
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First Known Use of PLANETESIMAL HYPOTHESIS

1904

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