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The age of the Earth : a physicist's odyssey / Archibald W. Hendry.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Publishing, 2020Description: xiii, 132 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9789813279698
  • 9813279699
  • 9789811201318
  • 9811201315
Subject(s):
Contents:
The 'Biblical' age of the Earth -- James Hutton and infinite time -- Charles Darwin and the weald -- Lord Kelvin and thermodynamics -- Radioactivity's revolution -- Concluding remarks.
Summary: This book spells out in detail how the age of the Earth has been determined over the centuries. First -- the 'biblical' age: how was the date of Creation 4004 BC figured out? A date which is so important even today ... it is the basis of claims made by millions that the Earth is only about 6000 years old. Next -- the response of geologists (and Darwin) for a very old Earth. Then, Kelvin's calculation of how long it would take for a hot Earth to cool down to its present state. And finally, today's answer ('billions'), based on the properties of radioactive materials. So, how old is Planet Earth?
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 551.701 H498 Available 33111009601788
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This book spells out in detail how the age of the Earth has been determined over the centuries. First -- the 'biblical' age: how was the date of Creation 4004 BC figured out? A date which is so important even today ... it is the basis of claims made by millions that the Earth is only about 6000 years old. Next -- the response of geologists (and Darwin) for a very old Earth. Then, Kelvin's calculation of how long it would take for a hot Earth to cool down to its present state. And finally, today's answer ('billions'), based on the properties of radioactive materials. So, how old is Planet Earth?

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The 'Biblical' age of the Earth -- James Hutton and infinite time -- Charles Darwin and the weald -- Lord Kelvin and thermodynamics -- Radioactivity's revolution -- Concluding remarks.

This book spells out in detail how the age of the Earth has been determined over the centuries. First -- the 'biblical' age: how was the date of Creation 4004 BC figured out? A date which is so important even today ... it is the basis of claims made by millions that the Earth is only about 6000 years old. Next -- the response of geologists (and Darwin) for a very old Earth. Then, Kelvin's calculation of how long it would take for a hot Earth to cool down to its present state. And finally, today's answer ('billions'), based on the properties of radioactive materials. So, how old is Planet Earth?

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