A younger age for the universe

Science

Volumn 284, Issue 5419, 1999, Pages 1503-1507

  Lineweaver, Charles H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CALCULATION; COSMOS; EVOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033612134     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.284.5419.1503     Document Type: Article

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60. I thank R. De Propris for helpful discussions on the Galactic age estimates of Table 2. I acknowledge a Vice-Chancellor's Fellowship at the University of New South Wales.