Finding Time: GEOCHRONOLOGISTS ESTABLISH PRECISE DATES FOR EVENTS THAT OCCURRED EONS AGO.

The article discusses the work of geochronologists, including how they find precise dates for events that occurred eons ago. Topics discussed include the Berkeley Geochronology Center (BGC), directed by Paul Renne, an independent nonprofit institution, efforts to determine global events that led to...

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Publicado en:	American Scholar Vol. 87; no. 4; pp. 36 - 46
Autor principal:	ROBBINS, MICHAEL W.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Phi Beta Kappa Society Autumn2018
Materias:	Geological time scales Archaeological dating Historical geology Thermoluminescence dating Renne, Paul
Acceso en línea:	Ver este registro en EBSCOhost

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Sumario:	The article discusses the work of geochronologists, including how they find precise dates for events that occurred eons ago. Topics discussed include the Berkeley Geochronology Center (BGC), directed by Paul Renne, an independent nonprofit institution, efforts to determine global events that led to the extinction of dinosaurs, and the various types of dating including Thermoluminescence and Paleomagnetism.