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...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
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:
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
fields @attributes:
  recordID: 1
pdfLink:
plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=131414740&site=ehost-live
header:
  @attributes:
    shortDbName: hlh
    uiTerm: 131414740
    longDbName: Humanities International Complete
    uiTag: AN
  controlInfo:
    bkinfo:
    jinfo:
      jid:
        00030937
        AMS
      jtl: American Scholar
      issn: 00030937
      maglogo: N
    pubinfo:
      dt: Autumn2018
      vid: 87
      iid: 4
      pid: 321
      pub: Phi Beta Kappa Society
    artinfo:
      ui: 131414740
      ppf: 36
      ppct: 10
      formats:
        fmt:
          – @attributes:
              type: T
          – @attributes:
              type: P
              size: 1.3MB
      tig:
        atl: Finding Time: GEOCHRONOLOGISTS ESTABLISH PRECISE DATES FOR EVENTS THAT OCCURRED EONS AGO.
      aug:
        au: ROBBINS, MICHAEL W.
      su:
        Geological time scales
        Archaeological dating
        Historical geology
        Thermoluminescence dating
        Renne, Paul
      sug:
        subj:
          Geological time scales
          Archaeological dating
          Historical geology
          Thermoluminescence dating
          Renne, Paul
      ab: 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.
      pubtype: Periodical
      doctype: Article
      src: R
    language: English
    refInfo:
    copyright:
      @attributes:
        flag: Y
      custom: Copyright of American Scholar is the property of Phi Beta Kappa Society and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use.
      item: The American Scholar
      holder: Phi Beta Kappa Society
      dt:
        @attributes:
          year: 2018
    holdings:
      @attributes:
        islocal: N