| Description |
1 online resource (249 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The calendars of the classic Maya -- Precession, polaris, and the age of the pyramids -- The physics of carbon-14 -- Calibrating carbon-14 dates and the history of the air -- Carbon-14 and the peopling of the new world -- Potassium, argon, DNA, and walking upright -- Molecular dating and the many different types of mammals -- Meteorites and the age of the solar system -- Colors, brightness, and the age of stars -- Distances, redshifts, and the age of the universe -- Parameterizing the age of the universe |
| Summary |
"Scientists tell us our solar system is 4-5 billion years old. But how can they determine the ages of things that formed so long ago? In The Age of Everything, Matthew Hedman lays bare the tricks of the scientist's trade: the interdisciplinary studies of the Great Pyramids of Egypt that shed light on when and how these incredible structures were built, the analysis of the remains of humble trees that illuminates how the surface of the sun has changed over the past ten millennia, and how rocks that fall from the sky, light from distant stars, and even static on television sets help determine the ages of the earth, solar system, and universe." "Covering a wide range of timescales, from the Big Bang to human history, The Age of Everything helps bring the distant past closer to us than it has ever been. Hedman's book is a provocative and far-ranging look at how science has determined the age of everything from modern mammals to the oldest stars, and will be indispensable for all armchair time travelers."--Jacket |
| Analysis |
science, archaeology, paleontology, discovery, pyramids, deep time, calendars, maya, ancient civilizations, polaris, carbon-14, physics, calibration, new world, dna, argon, potassium, molecular dating, mammals, astronomy, solar system, meteorites, stars, universe, radiocarbon, geochronometry, technology, nonfiction, fossils, history, chronology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Archaeological dating.
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Archaeology -- Technological innovations
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Radiocarbon dating.
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Science -- History.
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Geochronometry.
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dating (measuring process)
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radiocarbon dating.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology.
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Planets -- Age
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Age
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Archaeological dating
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Archaeology -- Technological innovations
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Geochronometry
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Radiocarbon dating
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Science
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| SUBJECT |
Earth (Planet) -- Age.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85040428
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Solar system -- Age.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85124545
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Earth (Planet)
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Solar system
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| Genre/Form |
History
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History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2006100531 |
| ISBN |
9780226322940 |
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0226322947 |
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1282538489 |
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9781282538481 |
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9786612538483 |
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6612538481 |
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