Ancient Earth, ancient skies : the age of Earth and its cosmic surroundings / G. Brent Dalrymple.
Dalrymple, G. Brent.
2004
QB631 .D34 2004 (Mapit)
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Title Ancient Earth, ancient skies : the age of Earth and its cosmic surroundings / G. Brent Dalrymple.
Author Dalrymple, G. Brent.
ISBN 0804749337 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0804749329 (alk. paper)
Imprint Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2004.
Language English
Description xii, 247 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Call Number QB631 .D34 2004
Dewey Decimal Classification 525
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-220) and index.
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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 wanders 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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