| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 258 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Canto classics |
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Canto classics.
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| Contents |
Prelude to the Game -- A Brief History of Time -- Darwin's Sorest Trouble -- Mysterious Rays -- Doomsday Postponed -- Holidays in Mozambique -- This Vegetable Prison -- A Brimful of Promise -- Liquid Gold in Yenangyaung -- Durham Days -- The Ardnamurchan Affair -- Rewards and Retributions -- Why does the Sun Shine? -- The Age of Uranium -- The Age of the Earth -- Loose Ends |
| Summary |
How old is the Earth? At the end of the 19th century, geologists, biologists, physicists and astronomers were all looking for a clock that would provide an answer to this greatest time question of all. Here is the story of one man's vision in developing a geological time scale that would finally lead to an accurate date for the age of the Earth |
| Notes |
Originally published, 2000 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Holmes, Arthur, 1890-1965.
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| SUBJECT |
Holmes, Arthur, 1890-1965 fast |
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Holmes, Arthur 1890-1965 gnd |
| Subject |
Geological time.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology.
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Planets -- Age
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Geological time
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Erde.
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Altersbestimmung
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| SUBJECT |
Earth (Planet) -- Age.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85040428
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| Subject |
Earth (Planet)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781107414822 |
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1107414822 |
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1107387884 |
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9781107387881 |
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9781139197137 |
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1139197134 |
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