The Age-of-the-Earth Debate.

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  • Author(s): Badash, Lawrence
  • Source:
    Scientific American. Aug89, Vol. 261 Issue 2, p90. 6p. 3 Color Photographs, 4 Black and White Photographs, 1 Graph.
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    • Subject Terms:
      AGE of the Earth; GRAVITATION; GEOLOGY
    • Abstract:
      Explores the age-of-the-earth controversy. Chronology of geological periods; Gravitational contraction that formed the earth; Geological technique for measuring the earth's age; Rate of radioactive decay; Measurements of helium in minerals.