What does preterrestrial mean?
Preterrestrial means Prior to the formation of Earth.
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Prior to the formation of Earth.
The System of the World of Laplace is the history of a preterrestrial era, the history of the world before the formation of the planet Earth, or if one prefers, of the Earth in its unity with the Sun.
A plagioclase glass in some chondrites and irons formed by preterrestrial impact between meteorites in space.
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Preterrestrial means Prior to the formation of Earth.
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The System of the World of Laplace is the history of a preterrestrial era, the history of the world before the formation of the planet Earth, or if one prefers, of the Earth in its unity with the Sun.
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