The Dating Game: One Man's Search for the Age of the EarthCambridge University Press, 29 mars 2012 - 268 pages 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. |
Table des matières
Darwins Sorest Trouble | 27 |
Mysterious Rays | 40 |
Holidays in Mozambique | 67 |
This Vegetable Prison | 80 |
A Brimful of Promise | 105 |
Liquid Gold in Yenangyaung | 118 |
Durham Days | 137 |
The Ardnamurchan Affair | 152 |
Rewards and Retributions | 170 |
The Age of Uranium | 193 |
The Age of the Earth | 217 |
Thanks and Acknowledgements | 239 |
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Autres éditions - Tout afficher
The Dating Game: One Man's Search for the Age of the Earth Cherry Lewis Aucun aperçu disponible - 2000 |
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