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Ancient Earth, ancient skies, the age of Earth and its cosmic surroundings, G. Brent Dalrymple

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Ancient Earth, ancient skies, the age of Earth and its cosmic surroundings, G. Brent Dalrymple

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-220) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ancient Earth, ancient skies

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

53331682

Responsibility statement

G. Brent Dalrymple

Sub title

the age of Earth and its cosmic surroundings

Table Of Contents

Sleuthing the past -- The birth of the universe, the galaxy, the solar system, and earth -- Early attempts -- Clocks in rocks: how radiometric dating works -- Earth's most ancient rocks -- Moon rocks: samples for our nearest neighbor -- Meteorites: ancient wanderers of the solar system -- Lead isotopes: hourglass of the solar system -- The formation history of earth and meteorites: sorting out the details -- The ages of the universe, the galaxy, and the elements -- Summing up and looking ahead

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