How old is Earth? late 1800s and early 1900s by the discovery - TopicsExpress



          

How old is Earth? late 1800s and early 1900s by the discovery of radioactivity, which was soon followed by calculation of the rates at which various radioactive substances decay [source: Badash]. Earth scientists have used that knowledge to determine the age of Earths rocks, as well as samples from meteorites and rocks brought back from the moon by astronauts. For example, theyve looked at the state of decay of lead isotopes from rocks, and then compared that to a scale based on calculations of how lead isotopes would change over time. From that, theyve been able to determine that Earth formed approximately 4.54 billion years ago with an uncertainty of less than 1 percent
Posted on: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 18:26:11 +0000

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