A History of Modern Planetary Physics Vol. 2Transmuted Past: The Age of the Earth and the Evolution of the Elements from Lyell to Patterson |
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| Author:
| Brush, Stephen G. |
| Series title: | A History of Modern Planetary Physics 3 Volume Hardback Set Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-55213-4 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1996 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $145.95 |
Book Description:
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Transmuted Past, the second of three volumes making up A History of Modern Planetary Physics, summarises the development of theories of stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis in the twentieth century, and describes radiometric methods for estimating the age of the Earth. Professor Brush also explores the changing reputation of planetary science and compares history and geology as ways of studying the past.
Transmuted Past, the second of three volumes making up A History of Modern Planetary Physics, summarises the development of theories of stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis in the twentieth century, and describes radiometric methods for estimating the age of the Earth. Professor Brush also explores the changing reputation of planetary science and compares history and geology as ways of studying the past.