Letter from Thomas Gold to Dr Tom Gehrels, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona Gold notes that his colleague S Dermott submitted a very similar title and abstract to Gold's recent one. They have entirely similar views on this subject, and it would be a little wasteful of conference time to have both. If they can accommodate Dermott - who he is sure would give an excellent presentation - then Gold would prefer to revert to his earlier title, 'Rotation and the formation of stars through a degenerate phase'. 8 September 1977