John Joly (1857-1933) and his determinations of the age of the Earth

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 190, Issue , 2001, Pages 107-119

  Wyse Jackson, P N ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HISTORY OF GEOLOGY;

IRELAND;

EID: 0035197709     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2001.190.01.09     Document Type: Article

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