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IN Prof. H. N. Russell's recent book of the above title, the belief is expressed that the assumption of the sun having been originally one component of a binary star would help to resolve certain difficulties. To get rid of the other member an almost central collision with another star is invoked, but I have shown that a close encounter of the sun's companion with another star may disrupt the system, both stars escaping from the sun.
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LYTTLETON, R. The Solar System and its Origin. Nature 137, 664 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137664a0
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