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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.
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.