Is the Earth too old? The impact of geochronology on cosmology, 1929-1952

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 190, Issue , 2001, Pages 157-175

  Brush, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; EARTH; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HISTORY OF GEOLOGY; SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 0035202049     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2001.190.01.12     Document Type: Article

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