Dating Game

One Man's Search for the Age of the Earth

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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In this book, Cherry Lewis skilfully blends the history of gauging the age of the Earth with a biography of Arthur Holmes, a British geologist who was a pioneer of geochronology. When it was deeply unfashionable to do so in the early twentieth century, he spent many years trying to prove the great antiquity of the Earth, stating that it was 'perhaps a little indelicate to ask of our Mother Earth her age, but science acknowledges no shame'. Both fascinating and touching, this book appeals to a broad readership of both geologists and science enthusiasts.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2012-03-29
Mått137 x 221 x 15 mm
Vikt386 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieCanto Classics
Antal sidor268
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781107659599

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Geovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Geologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Populärvetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

1. Prelude to the game; 2. A brief history of time; 3. Darwin's sorest trouble; 4. Mysterious rays; 5. Doomsday postponed; 6. Holidays in Mozambique; 7. This vegetable prison; 8. A brimful of promise; 9. Liquid gold in Yenangyaung; 10. Durham days; 11. The Ardnamurchan affair; 12. Rewards and retributions; 13. Why does the sun shine?; 14. The age of uranium; 15. The age of the Earth; 16. Loose ends; Thanks and acknowledgements; Selected bibliography.