A History of Modern Planetary Physics: Volume 2, the Age of the Earth and the Evolution of the Elements from Lyell to Patterson: Transmuted Past
(Book #2 in the History of Modern Planetary Physics Series)
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Transmuted Past follows the development of theories of stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis in the twentieth century and describes radiometric methods for estimating the age of the Earth. Professor Brush also offers perspectives on the changing reputation of planetary science relative to the pure sciences, such as physics, and a comparison of history and geology as ways of studying the past.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521101468
ISBN13:9780521101462
Release Date:December 2008
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:148 Pages
Weight:0.48 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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