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• Chamberlin,Thomas Chrowder — Cham·ber·lin (chāmʹbər lĭn), Thomas Chrowder. 1843 1928. American geologist who with the astronomer Forest Ray Moulton (1872 1952) proposed (1906) the planetismal hypothesis for the formation of the planets in the solar system. * * * …   Universalium

• Chamberlin , Thomas Chrowder — (1843–1928) American geologist Chamberlin came from a farming background in Mattoon, Illinois. His discovery of fossils in a local limestone quarry aroused his interest in geology, which he pursued at the University of Michigan. He worked for the …   Scientists

• Moulton , Forest Ray — (1872–1952) American astronomer Born in Osceola County, Michigan, Moulton was educated in frontier schools, Albion College, and the University of Chicago where he obtained his PhD in 1899. He taught there until 1926, being made full professor in… …   Scientists