ERIC Number: EJ397116
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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The Age-of-the-Earth-Debate.
Badash, Lawrence
Scientific American, v261 n2 p90-94,96 Aug 1989
Summarizes the development of the Earth's age calculation including the work of Archbishop Ussher, James Hutton, Lord Kelvin, Ernest Rutherford, Bertram Boltwood, and Arthur Holmes. Describes the changes in radioisotope dating methods. (YP)
Descriptors: Evolution, Geology, Paleontology, Physics, Radiation, Radiation Effects, Radioisotopes, Science History, Sciences, Scientific Research, Scientists
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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